DEPOORTER, Bieke - As it may be

Background information

"Magnum photographer Bieke DEPOORTER has traveled to Egypt regularly since the beginning of the Egyptian Revolution in 2011. When permitted, she stayed overnight in the homes of Egyptian civilians and families, documenting their lives with an intimacy rarely offered to a stranger. Bieke DEPOORTER aimed to examine the impact that political events were having on individuals by portraying them in their homes the only spaces not occupied by the riots where an illusion of normalcy was evident. She continued her project by constructing a book dummy and revisiting the country, asking those she met to annotate and comment on the images themselves. 'As it may be' captures a rare and candid dialogue between photographer and subject, and depicts a population in transition with integrity, commitment, and respect." (© Aperture, 2018)

Content

The photo volume 'As it may be' by Belgian Magnum photographer Bieke DEPOORTER contains color photographs from Egypt with comments onto the photographs. The included booklet features all of the handwritten notes in the original Arabic as well as the English translations.

About the Belgian Magnum photographer, Bieke DEPOORTER (b. 1986, in Kortrijk)

Photo books by Bieke DEPOORTER