| An Autobiography of Miss Wish Contributor(s): Berman, Nina (Author), Berman, Nina (Photographer), Stevens, Kimberly (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3868288112 ISBN-13: 9783868288117 Publisher: Kehrer Verlag OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Individual Photographers - Monographs - Social Science | Prostitution & Sex Trade - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.6" W x 9.6" (2.35 lbs) 276 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An Autobiography of Miss Wish" is a tale about two lives intertwined, subject and photographer, working collaboratively to create a uniquely enigmatic book, which pushes the boundaries of documentary storytelling. It is a haunting, dark story of a survivor of sex trafficking and child pornography and her struggle to survive and find physical and emotional safety, to assert herself as an artist and narrator, and to craft a life while living in a state of flashbacks, trauma and addiction. Photographed over 25 years in London and then New York City where Miss Wish fled on the advice of Scotland Yard, the story is told through multiple narrative elements including the protagonist's vast personal archive which was safeguarded by the photographer who assumed the role of friend and advocate. The resulting book weaves together this archive of harrowing drawings depicting crime scenes and flashbacks, hospital psychiatric reports, diary entries, personal ephemera and letters and text messages between photographer and protagonist. |