In this episode we talk about Andrew’s parents and their migration from Jamaica to Britain, how this shaped his sense of belonging, immigration, the historical and contemporary politics of the UK, and how combined all these things inform his practice as an artist. We go into detail about two of his projects: 'From A Small Island' & 'Another Place Like Home'
Andrew Jackson is an artist interested in exploring the challenges of selfhood, representation and narration. His works focus on transnational migration, home, belonging, relatedness, space & place, memory, family and storytelling. As well as the ways in which photography can challenge, reshape, revise and disseminate history, and it's telling, within discreet, intimate and personal ways.
He is an award-winning recipient of the Autograph ABP /Light Work (AIR) International Photography Residency in Syracuse, New York and a graduate of the MA Documentary photography program at Newport in Wales.
In 2018, he was shortlisted for the Elliott Erwitt Fellowship and the Magnum Foundation Social Justice fellowship. His most recent work, titled Another Place Like Home a photographic and text-based work that explores our inherent desire to belong, was commissioned by Multistory.
Website: https://www.andrewjackson.photography
Another Place Like Home: https://andrewjackson.anotherplacelikehome.com
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