Jack Latham Explained

Jack Latham (born 1989) is a British documentary photographer.[1] [2] [3] His books include A Pink Flamingo (2015), made along the route of the Oregon Trail in the USA at a time of national financial hardship; and Sugar Paper Theories (2016) about the Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case in Iceland—a case of memory distrust syndrome in which six people confessed to murders they did not commit.

In 2015 Latham was awarded the Bar-Tur Photobook Award, funding the production of Sugar Paper Theories, a solo exhibition of which was held at Reykjavík Museum of Photography in Iceland. In 2019 he won the British Journal of Photography International Photography Award for the series Parliament of Owls.

Life and work

Latham was born in Cardiff, Wales.[1] He studied documentary photography at University of Wales, Newport.[1] [4]

A Pink Flamingo

A Pink Flamingo (2015) "constitutes an exploration of the aspiration of the American Dream from an outsider's perspective".[5] Beginning in 2012, in a time of economic hardship in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the 2010 United States foreclosure crisis, Latham retraced the Oregon Trail in the USA.[6] The Trail is a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) historic East–West, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail, "travelled by thousands of migrants from the 1830s to 1860s to find financial success on the West Coast."[5] A Pink Flamingos portraits, landscapes and still life photographs, were made with a large format view camera against this historic backdrop, during several trips of up to a month, over nearly three years.[6] Latham has said "I was interested in this idea of travelling west as a metaphor for the hope that things will get better."[6]

The title refers to the plastic flamingo designed in 1957 by Don Featherstone, "gloriously kitsch and garishly pink, the garden ornament fast became an icon of Americana."[6]

Sugar Paper Theories

Sugar Paper Theories (2016) is about the Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case in Iceland, a case of memory distrust syndrome. Six people were convicted of the alleged murders of two men on the basis of confessions extracted by the police after intense interrogations and lengthy periods of solitary confinement, despite the lack of bodies, witnesses or any forensic evidence.[7] [8] [9]

Latham's book, published in 2016, is made up of new photographs, archival imagery and text. His portraits, landscapes, and still life photographs of evidence and materials were taken between 2014 and June 2016. The text is an account of the case written by Gísli Guðjónsson, Icelandic Professor of forensic psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience of King's College London. Excerpts from the diaries of Guðjón Skarphéðinsson are also included.[8]

Latham "says he likes exploring the grey area between truth and fiction, photojournalism and conceptual art";[7] "for me, Sugar Paper Theories was an attempt of telling a very complicated case about false memories in a way that reflected the notions of memory. ... The ultimate goal was to make more people outside of Iceland aware of the case".[8]

At the time Latham made his book, many Icelanders believed there had been a miscarriage of justice.[10] [11] In February 2017, the state concluded that the cases of the five men should be reheard by the Supreme Court of Iceland.[12] In February 2018, the State Prosecutor requested that the Supreme Court acquit all six,[13] and in September 2018 it acquitted the five men but not the woman.[14]

See also: List of murder convictions without a body and List of miscarriage of justice cases.

Parliament of Owls

Latham's series Parliament of Owls is concerned with a private men's club, the Bohemian Club, and its annual two-week-long camp at Bohemian Grove in Monte Rio, California.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Publications

Publications by Latham

Zines by Latham

Publications with contributions by Latham

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions or exhibitions during festivals

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Interview by Dale Berning. Sawa. 2018-12-12. Jack Latham's best photograph: a Hotshot fire ranger setting the Oregon forest ablaze. The Guardian. 9 August 2017. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
  2. Web site: 2018-12-14. Jack Latham uses photography to explore stories untold. 24 April 2018. It's Nice That.
  3. June 2012. Crossroads . British Journal of Photography. 26–27.
  4. Web site: 2018-12-12. Education: the celebrated University of South Wales, Cardiff. 31 July 2017. British Journal of Photography.
  5. Web site: 2018-12-13. Aesthetica Magazine - Redefining Americana. Aesthetica Magazine.
  6. Web site: 2018-12-13. A visual journey along the Oregon Trail. Rachel. Segal Hamilton. 16 September 2015. British Journal of Photography.
  7. Web site: 2018-12-12. Shades of grey: those who confessed to a crime they don't remember. Richard. Milne. 26 August 2016. Financial Times.
  8. Web site: Bruno. Bayley. 2018-12-12. The Bizarre Disappearance of Two Men, and the Hysteria That Followed. 13 October 2016. Vice.
  9. October 2016. The Invisible Murders. Professional Photography. 52–57.
  10. Web site: 2018-12-19. The Tragic Story of Sævar Ciesielski. 29 July 2011. The Reykjavik Grapevine.
  11. Web site: 2018-12-19. Out of Thin Air. Out of Thin Air.
  12. Web site: 2018-12-19. Iceland's most famous disappearance case back to court next week. Iceland Monitor.
  13. Web site: 2018-12-19. Aquittal Requested in Unsolved Murder Case. Iceland Review.
  14. Web site: 2018-12-19. All found innocent in Guðmundur and Geirfinns case, 44 years after the supposed crimes were committed. Iceland Monitor.
  15. Web site: 2019-08-30. BJP International Photography Award: Jack Latham is our 2019 winner. 25 June 2019. British Journal of Photography.
  16. Web site: 2019-08-30. Jack Latham: Parliament of Owls review. Time Out London.
  17. Web site: 2019-08-30. Photographer Jack Latham investigates the hidden conspiracies of Bohemian Grove. 18 July 2019. It's Nice That.
  18. Web site: 2019-08-30. Inside the Bohemian Club: summer camp or secret society?. Financial Times.
  19. Web site: Beauchaine . Zoé Isle de . 2023-12-20 . The Book Column : Jack Latham : Beggar’s Honey . 2023-12-26 . The Eye of Photography Magazine . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2018-12-12. Jack Latham wins the second edition of the Bar-Tur Photobook Award. 2 December 2015. British Journal of Photography.
  21. Web site: 2018-12-18. Kassel Photobook Award 2017 – FotobookFestival Kassel.
  22. Web site: 2018-12-18. Announcing the 2018 Artist In Residence. Brighton Photo Fringe.
  23. Web site: 2018-12-18. Brighton Photo Fringe at Colonnade House this October. 3 October 2018. Colonnade House.
  24. Web site: 2019-08-30. Jack Latham – 2019 Aperture Portfolio Prize Runner-Up. Aperture Foundation NY.
  25. Web site: 2018-12-13. A Pink Flamingo. Tilt & Shift.
  26. Web site: 2018-12-13. A Pink Flamingo @ Tilt & Shift. Ffoton.
  27. Web site: johanna. 2018-12-13. Jack Latham – Sugar Paper Theories. 11 September 2017. Reykjavík Museum of Photography.
  28. Web site: 2018-12-18. Common Ground: New Documentary Photography from Scotland & Wales. Street Level Photoworks.
  29. Web site: 2018-12-18. Jack latham. Document Scotland.
  30. Web site: 2018-12-13. A Pink Flamingo. Ffotogallery.
  31. Web site: 2018-12-13. Diffusion Festival of Photography. 6 October 2015. Fused Magazine.
  32. Web site: 2018-12-13. Guernsey Photography Festival 2016. Guernsey Photography Festival.
  33. Web site: 2018-12-13. Brighton Photo Fringe and Artist Residency at Colonnade House. Colonnade House.
  34. News: 2018-12-13. Worthing takes part in Brighton Photo Fringe, the UK's largest photo fringe. Worthing Herald.

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