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On Divorce

Portraits and voices of separation: a photographic project by Harry Borden

Author: Harry Borden and The School of Life  

On Divorce
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An intimate photographic study on the subject of divorce by Harry Borden and The School of Life.

An illustrated guide tothe challenges and joys of separation

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An intimate photographic study on the subject of divorce by Harry Borden and The School of Life.

An illustrated guide tothe challenges and joys of separation

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Few of us are without some relationship to divorce: we may be the children, parents or grandparents of divorcees, the colleagues or friends; this may be what we went through a decade ago or what lies ahead of us for the 2030s or 40s; it might be what we are just concluding - at this very moment and in intense turmoil - or something that we will need to set in motion in the coming days. Divorcees are, like all of us, only grown-up children, stumbling in the dark, trying to make sense of their choices, beset by blind impulses, illuminated by occasional grace, human all too human. One of the best things we can do in the face of our difficulties is to turn pain into art - of a sort which others can refer to, at moments of particular isolation and befuddlement, to recover their poise and sense of community. This documentary project insists that divorce should never be thought of as shameful, morally simple, abstract or even necessarily tragic. It is as much a part of who we are as love.
On Divorce is the debut title in a new portrait photography series by The School of Life. The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and recorded over two years by British photographer Harry Borden (himself divorced). The images are a mirror that can help to correct some of what we think we know of divorce and pull us in a different direction: towards compassion, identification, curiosity, self-reflection and empathy.

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Critic Reviews

"I always knew, from years of working with him, that Harry Borden was a great photographer but now it turns out he's a great interviewer too. Maddening!"
-Lynne Barber - British journalist

"Harry Borden takes beautiful, clear, humane and, above all, informative photos. You know these people at once. In this book you also know their divorce traumas and triumphs. It is an essay in how to know each other better, how to be human."
-Bryan Appleyard CBE - Times Journalist and author

"I found it very moving, often in quite unexpected ways."
-Michael Peppiatt - British Art Historian and Author

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About the Author

Harry Borden is an acclaimed British portrait photographer. His work is regularly published in major news outlets and is part of the collection of The National Portrait Gallery in London. Previous publications include Single Dad (2021) and Survivor: A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust (2017).

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Product Details

Publisher
The School of Life Press
Published
7th September 2023
Pages
144
ISBN
9781915087393

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