POLAROIDS
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Photographer
Renée Jacobs
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POLAROIDS is the fourth nudes monograph of renowned photographer (& 2008 IPA award winner) Renée Jacobs. POLAROIDS continues Jacobs' playful, empowering & queer look at the female nude. The long-expired Polaroid Type 55 film renders a positive that is always flawed, always imperfect—a medium perfectly suited to reflect desires that are not always on the surface, not always accessible, longings sometimes seen and felt only on the peripheries of our consciousness. Using this method for this body of work was a perfect way to engage women in a more languorous, timeless reflection of sensuality.
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Biography
Renée Jacobs is one of the foremost photographers of the female nude practicing today. The British Journal of Photography has called her work "a love letter to women" & described her book POLAROIDS as "a tactile object to be treasured; a piece of art that is suited to hold the precious pictures inside of it." Douglas & Françoise Kirkland wrote in the introduction to her book Rêves de Femmes, "Renée Jacobs' work is the result of a very personal vision and interpretation of women. The female form is her intimate sketchpad. Life is a dream and Renée treats us to exquisite images..."
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Awards
2008 International Photography Award for Fine Art Nude/First Prize
2010 International Photography Award/Documentary Photobook, 2d Prize
2020 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Honorable Mention
