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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.2022.13.1 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name digital photograph, photograph Title Kanika Carr Description Portrait of Kanika Carr, 30, professional dancer and dance teacher. This portrait was taken by John Ferguson, Ipswich artist, as a part of the ‘Black Suffolk’ series. “It [Black Suffolk] introduces others not familiar with our story, to the history of the black community arriving in Suffolk.  If I can build on these stories, they become historical documents, giving me the impetus to carry on with this critical body of work.” – John Ferguson "I have produced a new collection of portraits which explore the concept of home for a diversity of people in the African-Caribbean community in Suffolk. This theme creatively expresses people’s experience and interpretation of what exactly is ‘home'. Home can be a feeling, a physical space or a geographical place. Home can be a memory, metaphor or experience. The idea is to connect with the notion that our lives are inextricably attached to where we live, our homes, and Suffolk.” – John Ferguson John Ferguson is a national documentary, lifestyle, and portrait photographer who lives in Ipswich. John works on large and small-scale projects, tackling both with the same objective: to produce relatable images that tell stories, which are approachable, intimate, and unaffected. "‘I hope to celebrate the uniqueness and beauty in everyone.’ As a young girl, Kanika watched ballet videos, copying the movements, and dreamed of dancing en pointe and in a tutu. It is the expression and artistry of classical ballet that inspires and moves her. Kanika ‘feels blessed’ that she grew up in Suffolk; it will always be home, no matter where she is. She remembers the freedom of her childhood and the support she received from the community for her career. Kanika wants her teaching and dancing to bring the joy of ballet to others" Quoted from "A portrait of black lives in Suffolk – in pictures", article in the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2021/jul/30/a-portrait-of-black-lives-in-suffolk-in-pictures - accessed 13.10.2021) The ‘Black Suffolk’ portrait collection was inspired by the ‘Power of Stories’ exhibition at Christchurch Mansion (2021). Creator John Ferguson (photographer)‎ Production date 2020 - 2021 Production period 2020's Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.2022.13.1
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

digital photograph, photograph
Title

Kanika Carr
Description

Portrait of Kanika Carr, 30, professional dancer and dance teacher. This portrait was taken by John Ferguson, Ipswich artist, as a part of the ‘Black Suffolk’ series. “It [Black Suffolk] introduces others not familiar with our story, to the history of the black community arriving in Suffolk.  If I can build on these stories, they become historical documents, giving me the impetus to carry on with this critical body of work.” – John Ferguson "I have produced a new collection of portraits which explore the concept of home for a diversity of people in the African-Caribbean community in Suffolk. This theme creatively expresses people’s experience and interpretation of what exactly is ‘home'. Home can be a feeling, a physical space or a geographical place. Home can be a memory, metaphor or experience. The idea is to connect with the notion that our lives are inextricably attached to where we live, our homes, and Suffolk.” – John Ferguson John Ferguson is a national documentary, lifestyle, and portrait photographer who lives in Ipswich. John works on large and small-scale projects, tackling both with the same objective: to produce relatable images that tell stories, which are approachable, intimate, and unaffected. "‘I hope to celebrate the uniqueness and beauty in everyone.’ As a young girl, Kanika watched ballet videos, copying the movements, and dreamed of dancing en pointe and in a tutu. It is the expression and artistry of classical ballet that inspires and moves her. Kanika ‘feels blessed’ that she grew up in Suffolk; it will always be home, no matter where she is. She remembers the freedom of her childhood and the support she received from the community for her career. Kanika wants her teaching and dancing to bring the joy of ballet to others" Quoted from "A portrait of black lives in Suffolk – in pictures", article in the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2021/jul/30/a-portrait-of-black-lives-in-suffolk-in-pictures - accessed 13.10.2021) The ‘Black Suffolk’ portrait collection was inspired by the ‘Power of Stories’ exhibition at Christchurch Mansion (2021).
Creator

John Ferguson (photographer)‎
Production date

2020 - 2021
Production period

2020's

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