Joy Gregory & Cristina Piza: ’Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s–90s Britain’ [Talk]

As part of C / O Berlin’s TALKING BOOK programme, Joy Gregory will be presenting Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s–90s Britain with artist Cristina Piza. This critical anthology is the first to bring together the groundbreaking work of Black women photographers in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, offering a richly illustrated exploration of a significant yet overlooked chapter in the history of photography. The conversation will reflect on the book’s themes, including the use of photography as a medium of empowerment and the ways these photographers explored and expanded its boundaries.

Thursday 6 March 
19:00–21:00 

C / O Berlin

About Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s–90s Britain

Shining Lights is the first critical anthology to bring together the groundbreaking work of Black women photographers active in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, providing a richly illustrated overview of a significant and overlooked chapter of photographic history. Seen through the lens of Britain’s sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the publication draws on both lived experience and historical investigation to explore the communities, experiments, collaborations, and complexities that defined the decades.

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