Jocelyn Lee
Jocelyn Lee approaches her photographic subjects looking to reveal not simply the individuality of those who pose before her camera. She also wants to convey something deeper about how her subjects confront the place where they live and the situation in which they find themselves. This interest in the psychological dimensions of character is emblematic of her portraiture— whether she is working on an editorial assignment or on an independent project.
Jocelyn Lee’s photographs for this exhibition are drawn from work that she has completed in Maine, a place where she has spent much time. The images derive from several projects, including an advertising campaign for a local rug designer and a commission to portray adolescent girls. Seen together, they suggest the role that environment and narrative play in the art of portraiture. Although Lee is interested in photographing specific people at different stages of life, each portrait also provides a broader opportunity to reflect on our shared humanity. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Lee has served as a professor of photography at Princeton University since 2003.
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Untitled (Inuit woman in hospital, Rankin Island)
Jocelyn Lee
Chromogenic print, 2002
Published in the New York Times Magazine, May 5, 2002
Collection of the artist
© Jocelyn Lee
Untitled (Jocelyn with moth)
Jocelyn Lee
Chromogenic print, 2002
Collection of the artist
© Jocelyn Lee
Untitled (Robert Indiana)
Jocelyn Lee
Chromogenic print, 2002
Published in the New York Times Magazine, December 1, 2002
Collection of the artist
© Jocelyn Lee
Untitled (girl with red hair in foliage)
Jocelyn Lee
Chromogenic print, 1999
Collection of the artist
© Jocelyn Lee
Untitled (Kara on Easter)
Jocelyn Lee
Chromogenic print, 1999
Collection of the artist
© Jocelyn Lee
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