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Ihaveforgottenthelanguageofmyfathersandhavenotyetlearnedthelanguageofmychildren.Iliveinaforeigncountry,Iamanimmigrant,IliveinalittleyellowhousebythewoodsinOslowithmyfamily.IwasbornandbroughtupinatoughindustrialtownonthesouthbankoftheTyne,Jarrow,Britain.IcallitHome.MyMotherandFatheraregettingonandmovingout,cuttingmeadriftwithnowayback.CombinedwithanincomingTorygovernmentthatseemsdeterminedtowreckwhattheymissedinthe80sandIhavebeenforcedtothinkaboutwhoIamandwhereIbelong.IamphotographingmyhometownandthepeopleIknowthere,totryandestablishhowmuchofwhereIamfromdetermineswhoIam.WhyIcantletgo.WhatmakesJarrowsospecial?IthasahistorygoingbacktoRomantimes.TheVenerableBedewasaJarraLadandtheJarrowHungerMarchisworldfamous.Noneofwhichmakesitspecialtome.Formeitssomethingintangible.Jarrowisaplacethatexistsmoreinmyimaginationthaninfact,itsacollectionofstoriesandIamanunreliablenarrator.IfphotographyturnsrealityintometaphorthenIamtryingtophotographthemetaphors.Hopefullybyphotographingmyhome,aplaceIknowintimately,Icanshowsomethingweallrecognize.AsL.P.Hartleysaid:Thepastisaforeigncountry:theydothingsdifferentlythere.Photographydoesntcomeeasytome,IfailmorethanIsucceed.Knowledgeofmycraftisvital:thecameraisnotatoolbutapartner,albeitareluctantone.ItakephotographsbecauseIhavetoconfirmthatwhatImseeingisreal.AllmyworkisaboutBritain,itsnotaboutnotionsofBritishness.IaminterestedintheBritainthatremainsrigidlyclass-boundandhowthathaswarpedeverythingandalwayshas.Thereisnoironyinmywork,Imaromantic.Ironyrequiresdistance,butIwanttogetascloseaspossibletomysubject.EachessayisareferencepointonanimaginarymapthatImusingtofindmywayhome.
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ChrisHarrisonisaphotographerwhogrewupinJarrow,England.HenowlivesinalittleyellowhousebythewoodsinOlso,Norwaywithhisfamily.
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