Biographie
Polish photographer Jagoda Wisniewska (1987) currently lives and works in Switzerland. She graduated from the Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 2016, as part of a Master's programme in art direction, after completing a Photography & Film studies course in Edinburgh. Her photographic practice focuses primarily on exploring the physicality and fragmentation of the photographic medium. She often works on the family, including the concepts of photographic loss and preservation. She is particularly interested in the forms and fabrication of the photo book, which allows her to explore non-linear narrative through the infinite possibilities of dialogue between images. She also seeks to experiment with the relationships between the people photographed, as well as her own approaches and positions as a photographer in relation to these people.
Présentation
The project “My Mother is a Hippie“ is a continuation of my long-lasting fascination with the mother figure. In this series, I deal with the stereotype which dictates that a mother’s love for her child should be “unconditional”. I explore the power and powerlessness that bonds so deeply within the mother-child relationship. The constant forces of needing and wanting between the mother and child are crucial elements in the construction of their relationship, and I try to present these forces in the photographs. I work with different “masks” of motherhood, trying to challenge the visual representation of motherhood as single-minded identity. Today, motherhood is being rebranded. Voices are being raised by women who openly talk about dark sides of motherhood, claiming their right to be tired, to be fed up with the role they perform, or to be simply not perfect. I am deeply interested in all social and psychological aspects that are linked with the mother-child relationship, which is one of the most crucial relationship person can have in life. Through this work I aim to challenge the accepted definitions of the maternal figure and maternal love, by showing my subjects representing themselves in different roles of motherhood.