Jenny Boot
Subtitle: on beauty
By: text, Tracy Eire, Rajae El Mouhandiz
Publisher: Komma
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Den Haag]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9789083103594
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Artistic Photography
Other titles: On beauty
Description: Jenny Boot started her professional life experimenting with painting, but eventually found her art form in photography. Her photos breathe the atmosphere of the works of the old Dutch masters through similar her themes and lighting. Although beauty is the starting point for Jenny's work, her photographs are more than just aesthetic. The longer you look, the more layers unfold before your eyes. Her work is modern and draws attention to current issues. Jenny made a contemporary translation of the iconic painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer, photographing a black model in the same setting. The reason for this work was her realisation that it?s hard to find any black models in museums. She also made a series of portraits of women with old-fashioned millstone collars. If we look more closely, however, we suddenly see that the collars are not made of fabric, but of money notes, cigarettes and sanitary towels, for example. 00In the photo book 'On Beauty' we are invited and challenged to look at the world through the eyes of Jenny Boot. The book is a beautiful summary of the photographer's work over the years.
Notes: Title from cover.