FrenchstreetartistJRuseshisportraitphotographytodrawworldwideattentiontopeoplewhoareoftenneitherheardnorseen—liketheinmatesoftheCaliforniaCorrectionalInstitutioninTehachapi.Here,convictsareservinglongsentenceswhichtheyoftenreceivedwhentheywerestillminors.Thesearepeoplewhomayneverbeabletoescapetheimpulsivemistakesoftheiryouth. JRaskedagroupof40inmatestohelphiminstallahugephotocollageintheconcreteprisonyard.Thefilmshowshowtheworkdrawstheseoftenseriouslytraumatizedmenoutoftheirshells,andhowmembersofdifferentethnicgroupsaresometimesabletohaverealcontactwitheachotherforthefirsttime.Bytellingtheirstories,variousdetaineesevenmanagetorestorethebrokenrelationshipswiththeirfamilies. “Paperandglue,that’swhatIdo,”ishowJRdescribeshisworkingmethod.Aboveall,whathedoesismakeconnectionsanddispelprejudicesthroughsomethingassimpleasphotography. 源自:https://festival.idfa.nl/en/film/b5087cc3-63e4-4fa7-868d-0583ddf5c504/tehachapi/