Where We Belong (Book)

Alejandra Carles-Tolra

Where We Belong (Book)

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Abstract

‘Where We Belong’ is a photographic artist book exploring themes of belonging, femininity and escapism through a portrayal of Jane Austen devotees.

The book takes you on a journey to the threshold between fiction and nonfiction, and between the past and present. This is a book that invites the readers to question where the performance starts and where it ends, and to challenge where the limits between reality and imagination lie.

The book includes a contextual text by curator Shoair Mavlian, director of The Photographer's Gallery in London.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Barcelona
Publisher	Ediciones Posibles
Number of pages	96
Edition	1st
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2023

Keywords

photography
identity
belonging
jane austen
sisterhood
community
portraiture

Access to Document

https://www.edicionesposibles.com/product-page/where-we-belong

2 Exhibition

Where We Belong (Revela’t Contemporary Analog Photography Festival)
Carles-Tolra, A. & Alises, M., 18 May 2024
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Where We Belong (Jerwood Space)
Carles-Tolra, A., 17 Jan 2018
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

5 Invited talk

Book presentation at Revela't Photography Festival
Alejandra Carles-Tolra (Speaker)
25 May 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Artist Talk at Northeastern University
Alejandra Carles-Tolra (Speaker)
17 May 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Artist Talk at III Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Castilla y León
Alejandra Carles-Tolra (Speaker)
18 Apr 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Artist Talk BasqueDok Photography Conference
Alejandra Carles-Tolra (Speaker)
5 Nov 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Book Presentation at the Institut de Estudis Fotografic de Catalunya
Alejandra Carles-Tolra (Speaker)
Jun 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Best Photograph Book of the Year Award, Finalist
Carles-Tolra, Alejandra (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Winner, Jerwood/Photoworks Awards
Carles-Tolra, Alejandra (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Photobook presentation review
Alejandra Carles-Tolra
5/04/19 → 1/07/23
2 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research cited

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