Wear A Mask! Oxford's Pandemic Portraits: Oxford’s Pandemic Portraits - Softcover

Martin Stott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 183846302X ISBN 13: 9781838463021

Publisher: Signal Books (Ltd), 2021

Synopsis

Between early 2020 and spring 2021, Oxford - like the rest of the UK - was subject to a series of restrictions to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. After initial hesitation, the government stipulated that face masks should be worn in certain contexts to reduce transmission. These masks soon became obligatory but also a matter of personal choice in terms of how they looked and what they signified. Over a year, Oxford based photographer Martin Stott recorded hundreds of images of masked individuals in the city, revealing the extraordinary diversity and individuality at play in a public health measure that was previously unfamiliar to most people. Politics, identity, fashion, subversion and resilience are all colourfully expressed in Stott's subjects who were photographed in a range of everyday contexts. This book presents 56 of these photographs. Wear a Mask!, echoing Anthony Fauci's memorable plea for collective action, provides a striking visual record of how Oxford's population reacted to an unprecedented public health crisis and turned face masks into a powerful expression of identity.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Stott is a photographer, writer and former Oxford City councillor. He is author of a number of books including The Cowley Road Cookbook (Signal 2015), a member of the Oxford Photographers Group and Chair of Writers in Oxford. This is his first photobook.

Edition details

• Publisher: Signal Books (Ltd)
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 183846302X
• ISBN 13: 9781838463021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72