Shining Lights is the first critical anthology 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 British photographic history. Seen through
the lens of Britain's sociopolitical and cultural contexts, the
publication tells a unique story from the dual perspectives of
lived experience and historical investigation. Edited and
researched by Joy Gregory, one of the period's most influential
photographic artists, alongside art historian Taous Dahmani, who
contributes a keynote essay.The pioneering and diverse work created
by Black women practitioners in the UK over the course of these two
decades marked an important juncture in both documentary and
conceptual practices, including the experimental use of
photomontage, self-portraiture, staged imagery, and photography in
dialogue with other media. Shining Lights showcases the expertise
and evolution of this work, illuminated by ephemera and archival
material, new essays and roundtable conversations, foregrounding a
variety of individual artistic developments as well as the
communities fostered around them. Amongst the fifty-seven
photographers included are Maxine Walker, Ingrid Pollard, Claudette
Holmes, Roshini Kempadoo, Mohini Chandra, Carole Wright, Joy
Gregory, Sutapa Biswas, Maud Sulter, Brenda Agard, Anita McKenzie,
Mitra Tabrizian, Poulomi Desai, Virginia Nimarkoh, Jennie Baptiste,
Nudrat Afza, Merle Van den Bosch, and Eileen Perrier. Co-published
with Autograph, London
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