Olivia Arthur - Magnum 2020 (Signed)

Signed by Olivia Arthur (dedicated) 1st edition published by Magnum, 2020
Format: Softcover, 165x215mm
Pages: 256
Condition: Very Good

*Edited by Olivia Arthur featuring Magnum Photographers.

We don’t yet have enough distance from 2020 to know how the year will go down in history. Was it the end of something? The start of something else? Or merely a blip in an increasingly chaotic and fast- changing world? Something happened in 2020 that felt different from other periods of change and crises that we have experienced in our lifetimes but then the drama is always more acute when you are living it. Let’s give it some time. Magnum photographers are used to being constantly on the move and interacting with people. Whether it’s within their own communities or away somewhere the feeling of always being ready to drop things and make work that feels important is what drives us. So what happens to a community of itchy feet when they can’t move any more? Like many people we sat and reflected alone and then we connected with each other and spent more time getting to know each other than we normally do. Some of us worked to cover the phenomenon of the pandemic as it unfolded across the world some were forced to stay home and some found ways to cover the global issues that motivate them often in new ways. This year also brought up an important conversation and pushed the world to start thinking about the structures of power that have existed for generations. We were asked and we asked ourselves to examine some of the privilege that has given us opportunities in our lives and work. How should we think about that understand it and ultimately try and change it? As a collective of artists and individuals we have responded in many different ways and we continue to think about our responsibilities as a group and as individuals in an ongoing dialogue.