Emma Hardy is a British photographer, living in London.[1] Her first book, Permissions (2022), is a document of motherhood and childhood.[2][3] Hardy's work is held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London and National Galleries of Scotland.[1][4]

Life and work

Hardy was born in London and studied drama and French at Bristol University before living in Paris. She returned to London and worked as an actor. Later she moved to rural Suffolk and concentrated on photography.[5]

It was in Suffolk, over the course of 20 years, that she made the photographs of her mother and children that appear in her first book, Permissions (2022). "The photographs in the book show moments of recognisable domesticity interspersed with more idyllic scenes", "blending the candid with the composed". "The book is divided into chapters, each announced by a large-format still life of home-grown flowers".[6][7][8]

As of 2023 she lives in London.[9]

Publications

  • Permissions. London: Gost, 2022. With an essay by Alice Zoo. ISBN 978-1-910401-78-1.[10][11]

Collections

Hardy's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emma Hardy". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. ↑ Hingley, Olivia. "Intimate and unpredictable, Emma Hardy documents her family over 20 years". It's Nice That. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Photographer Spotlight: Emma Hardy". Booooooom. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. 1 2 "Search the Collection: Emma Hardy, Photographer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Book Launch and Talk: Alys Tomlinson and Emma Hardy". The Photographers' Gallery. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  6. ↑ "Emma Hardy's Tender Document of Motherhood and Childhood". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ↑ Adams, Tim (23 October 2022). "The big picture: at one with the Suffolk landscape". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  8. ↑ Long, Louise. "Emma Hardy's debut monograph is a tender document of motherhood, childhood, love, and letting go". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Emma Hardy: Photography, Moving Image". East. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  10. ↑ Stone, Mee-Lai (9 November 2022). "'Tread carefully, always': family life from all angles – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  11. ↑ Gosling, Emily (6 January 2022). "Emma Hardy: Books: Permissions, Gost". Creative Review. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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