Jo Metson Scott

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Jo Metson Scott is a British portrait and documentary photographer, based in London. [1] [2] Her book, The Grey Line, is about British and American soldiers who dissented to the Iraq War.

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Life and work

Metson Scott was born in Exeter. [3] She has also lived in West Bridgford, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire. [2] She earned a BA in Photography from Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (a faculty of Birmingham City University) in 2002. [3] [4] After University she moved to London and assisted various photographers. [4] She works commercially for magazines and newspapers as well as making personal work. [2] [4]

Commissioned by Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery in 2009, Metson Scott made portraits of "local people with fascinating stories" for an exhibition at the gallery titled Tales from the City. [2] [5]

Over the course of two years she photographed a member of Great Britain's gymnastic squad, preparing for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (at which time he was 12 years old). This work was exhibited at B Store in London in 2012. [6]

Her book The Grey Line, published 10 years after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, is "a reflection on the war told from the perspective of Britain and American soldiers who have spoken out against the invasion" and "also a reflection of the fallout of such a stance." [1] [7] [8] The book, five years in the making, contains images of veterans and "their story presented through their own handwritten testimonies." [3]

Publications

Publications by Metson Scott

Publications with contributions by Metson Scott

Solo exhibitions

Awards

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 O'Hagan, Sean (19 March 2013). "Portrait of a pacifist: Jo Metson Scott's images of dissenting soldiers in Iraq". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 September 2019– via www.theguardian.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Photographer returns for show". BBC News. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jo Metson Scott's Individual Approach To Reality". IGNANT. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jo Metson Scott believes there is no formula behind a perfect portrait". British Journal of Photography. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Show has 'memorial' to Sillitoe". BBC News. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Gym Boy". Twin. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jo Metson Scott - "The Grey Line"". American Suburb X. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Grey Line". www.gupmagazine.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jo Metson Scott - The Grey Line, Dewi Lewis, 2013, Stockport – josef chladek". josefchladek.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Jo Metson Scott". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Documenting the everyday faces of austerity Britain". Huck Magazine. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Fox-Leonard, Boudicca. "Gym Boy Exhibition at B Store". invisiblemadevisible.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (2 September 2013). "Firecracker award goes to Nadia Sablin, for photographs full of intimate power". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 September 2019– via www.theguardian.com.
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