PHOTO SERIES
The award-winning photographer Maryam Wahid was commissioned to produce a photo series for the nationwide iteration of the Tape Letters project. Wahid is recognised for her proficiency in visual storytelling, with her work extending beyond photography, covering diverse artistic disciplines such as conceptualisation, production, curation, and interactive engagement. With a deep understanding of identity, migration, memory, and the notion of belonging, she created a compelling visual narrative capturing the essence of the project.
A significant number of the photographs on the nationwide iteration of the project were taken with social distancing in mind in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which consequently informed the aesthetic and visual approach. Whilst forming a project photo series in their own right, these photographs have been used illustratively throughout various project outputs. Notably, one of the photographs featuring Halima Jabeen, a Tape Letters archive contributor, was awarded the prestigious Portrait of Britain award by the British Journal of Photography. This photo was published in a book and displayed across JCDecaux digital screens across the UK, honouring the 100 photographers capturing the changing faces of Britain. The photo series serves not only as a record of the people and stories as documentation of the Tape Letters project, but stand as works of art on their own.
Maryam Wahid: “I was commissioned to photograph Halima for The Tape Letters, a project capturing the stories of people who used cassette tapes to send messages to their loved ones in Pakistan in the late 70s and 80s.”
THE TAPE LETTERS OUTPUTS:
● Apps
● Archive
● Digital Exhibition
● Learning Resources
● Photo Series
● Physical Exhibitions
● Podcast
● Poetry Booklet
● Project Booklet
● Radio Series
● Sound Installation
● Talks & Events
● Videos
The award-winning photographer Maryam Wahid was commissioned to produce a photo series for the nationwide iteration of the Tape Letters project. Wahid is recognised for her proficiency in visual storytelling, with her work extending beyond photography, covering diverse artistic disciplines such as conceptualisation, production, curation, and interactive engagement. With a deep understanding of identity, migration, memory, and the notion of belonging, she created a compelling visual narrative capturing the essence of the project.
A significant number of the photographs on the nationwide iteration of the project were taken with social distancing in mind in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which consequently informed the aesthetic and visual approach. Whilst forming a project photo series in their own right, these photographs have been used illustratively throughout various project outputs. Notably, one of the photographs featuring Halima Jabeen, a Tape Letters archive contributor, was awarded the prestigious Portrait of Britain award by the British Journal of Photography. This photo was published in a book and displayed across JCDecaux digital screens across the UK, honouring the 100 photographers capturing the changing faces of Britain. The photo series serves not only as a record of the people and stories as documentation of the Tape Letters project, but stand as works of art on their own.