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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.2022.13.3 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name digital photograph, photograph Title Taquan Allen Description Portrait of Taquan Allen, 24, dancer and property management professional. 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  If I can build on these stories, they become historical documents, giving me the impetus to carry on with this critical body of work.”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 flip racism on its head.’ A psychology and dance graduate from Bath Spa University, Taquan aspires to be a dance therapist. Currently working in property management, a driver for his ambition is a desire to help tackle the cultural stigma among young black men of sharing their feelings. Taquan believes that dance can help people articulate their emotions in a different way. Positive and determined, he refuses to let racism win. Instead, he uses it as an opportunity to counter negative stereotypes" 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.2022.13.3
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

digital photograph, photograph
Title

Taquan Allen
Description

Portrait of Taquan Allen, 24, dancer and property management professional. 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 flip racism on its head.’ A psychology and dance graduate from Bath Spa University, Taquan aspires to be a dance therapist. Currently working in property management, a driver for his ambition is a desire to help tackle the cultural stigma among young black men of sharing their feelings. Taquan believes that dance can help people articulate their emotions in a different way. Positive and determined, he refuses to let racism win. Instead, he uses it as an opportunity to counter negative stereotypes" 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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