Chloe Jafe

“Him” is a series of photographs, poems and installations.

The photographs, which are in both black & white and colour, are mainly self-portraits.

They attempt to tell the story of a quest for a man, and illustrate different states of mind during the search.

The wanted man is Japanese, that is why the first part of the series has been shot in London and the second part in Japan.

The poems go with the images but do not try to tell the story; they appear just like other pictures.

The installations are items from the actual story (fish, book, rail pass...) which are framed. (27x33cm black frame)

The project is based on a true story, but it flits between dream and reality. The installations appear as fragments of reality.

The photographs are enlarged Instant Film realised with a large format camera for one part and a Polaroid camera for another part.

This project has been influenced by the surrealist and the dada movements.

Photos: Chloe Jafe/ Texts: Jeanne Tayol

* The Clock is part of The University of the Arts London Collection.