LOCKDOWN
ARCHIVE
MIKE MANDEL
CHANTAL ZAKARI
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2018

PICTURES
FROM THE
OUTSIDE
2023

hardcover 5.8" x 8.25"
open-spine binding
136 pages
with two double gatefolds
offset press
September 2023
edition of 500
$45
Eighteen Publication
INTRODUCTION
I asked thirteen incarcerated men if they would like to have a photograph of a place from the outside. I asked for specific instructions on how to make the pictures. My collaborators drew diagrams, maps and wrote descriptions based on their memories of the place. I then traveled to each location and made the photographs. The requests were of childhood homes, high schools, places of happiness and sadness, courthouses and places where their lives were irreversibly altered. Upon my return, the participants responded with a piece of writing that vary from childhood memory to epic fantasy.
At its core, this collection explores how an architectural space is remembered after years of incarceration. But the work evolved to an exploration of urban spaces, a reflection on changes due to gentrification, and in general, the psychological effect that architecture has on shaping our lives. The combination of images and the accompanying texts is a collection of stories about seeking redemption.
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Generously supported by a faculty research fund from Tufts University. All proceeds from the sales of the book will support the Tufts Prison Initiative TUPIT.
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REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
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BOSTON ART REVIEW
Images Reclaimed: Chantal Zakari's New Book Sends Messages to Those Inside, Claire Ogden, November 14, 2023
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COLLECTOR DAILY
Chantal Zakari, Pictures from the Outside, Blake Andrews, October 18, 2023
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LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Sara Bennett in conversation with Chantal Zakari, August 23, 2023