Lea Thijs : Safe House

Text aus der Pressemappe des Verlags:

„Alain Thijs struggled with bipolar disorder for over 20 years,
undiagnosed and trying to cope with extreme mood swings that
placed a significant strain on the family. Now on medication and
finally aware of the reasons behind his behaviour the family and Alain
can finally understand the events that have had a dramatic effect on
all their lives.

In Safe House Lea Thijs uses photography to create complex
personal images in response to both her memories of her family
home in Johannesburg, South Africa and coming to terms with her
father living with bipolar disorder.

These photographic narratives were also prompted by the words her
father would constantly write during his mental ill health. Discussing
these letters Lea states: “ It helped me understand and accept a lot
of the mistakes he has made over the years and also acted as a
release for my father in trying to understand his actions.“ The
photographs in Safe House form a visual diary of her father whilst
also documenting how many families struggle to fully understand
this difficult illness.

The title Safe House comes from an essay in The Examined Life by
Stephen Grosz.“

Webseite der Fotografin:
https://www.leathijs.com/

Pressemappe auf der Website des Verlags:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0592/2593/1985/files/Press_Release_-_Safe_House_by_Lea_Thijs.pdf?v=1643713198

Infos zum Buch auf den Seiten des Blogs „aboutphotography“
https://aboutphotography.blog/blog/safe-house-by-lea-thijs

Infos zum Buch auf den Seiten von FotoRoom:
https://fotoroom.co/safe-house-lea-thijs/

Buchinfo:

Lea Thijs:
Safe House

Richmond 2019, Setanta Books
ISBN 978-0-95622-05-47, in Leinen montierte offene Bindung
80 Seiten, 35 Abbildungen in S/W, 18 cm x 25 cm
handgenäht von der Fotografin, Auflage von 250 Exemplaren, hier 35/250