The British Isles Special Edition French language an artist’s book work embedded

an artist’s book work embedded with the history of the cultural artefacts long-since disassembled and the actions of the artist in walking through time and space

The work shocked many on its release – leading Magnum photographers were outraged by its use of colour in a classic documentary topic

adamantine bonds that are equally oppressive and rewarding

make images of beauty

You look down Madison Avenue at lunchtime and the colours just vibrate

The British Isles Special Edition French language an artist’s book work embeddedThe British Isles is an account of thirteen years of life across the United Kingdom, as seen through the lens of Jamie Hawkesworth. In this sprawling sequence of portraits and landscapes, Hawkesworth surveys the characters and terrains that make up the everyday fabric of his home country: schoolchildren and shopworkers, markets and estates, priests and professionals, cities and construction sites. These photographs chart an alternative history of this