C O M M E N D E D
Your love is not safe with me
Photography by Ailsa Bowyer
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Design: Ailsa Bowyer, Calin Kruse and Alisha Sett
Editing: Ailsa Bowyer, Calin Kruse and Alisha Sett
Editon Size: 80
Pages: 112
Size: 133 x 182
RRP: $27 AUD
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Artist Description
Based in Perth, Bowyer feels instinctively drawn to photography as a way of combining her desire for aesthetic pleasure with a very visceral need to bring about a deeper focus upon the most profound aspects of her being. Through her work, she explores these aspects as she perceives them in other people and places. She then weaves these into narratives that entangle with her personal history, while also documenting her experience of self in the present moment.
Book Description
Bonnie is my favourite person in the world to photograph. A year ago, I started going through all of my photos of her. I wanted to make her a book: It was my love song to her. It was my Bonnie Book. I wanted her to look through the book, to feel how much I love her, how much I ache for her, and everything else in between. The Bonnie Book still remains, but was re-edited to become this book, designed to share with others.
During my editing and journaling for this book, I came to realise what the outcome of our story actually means. It killed me to come to terms with, but I knew it was something I had to say to her, and that it needed to become the title of the book.
Judges' Comment
Your love is not safe with me is a moving story that quietly sneaks up on you. The more you look, the more you discover, the more you like. The story is perfectly complemented by the book's construction - its size, design and materials. The unpretentious paper cover, hand binding and rounded corners reflect the intimacy of the story, and this simple form works perfectly when presenting a 'fragment of life'. The different kinds of image construction are complementary, not a mash up, but a concise exploration of the creator and subject's relationship.