Sovereign by Jocelyn Lee

SOLD OUT Copies may be available through Jocelyn Lee Studio; email to inquire.  10.375 x 12.375 inches vertical, 35 color images; 72 pages; hardcover Essay by Dr. April Watson, curator, photography, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ISBN: 978-1-7321241-96  Featured Nov 1, 2021, New Yorker Photo Booth “All my pictures begin with the body, and, ideally, nakedness. The unclothed body is our primary vessel, sensual home, and gateway to the rest of the world.”  —Jocelyn Lee Sensual. Vibrant. Self-possessed. The women visualized in Sovereign are individual yet iconic in how Jocelyn Lee chooses to frame each one, subtly shifting focus and leading the viewer to engage subject and environment equally in the immersive scenes of her creation.  This selection of images of women over 55, complemented by still-life photographs from Lee's series "Dark Matter," confronts messaging that pushes women to consider how we might modify, rather than embrace, the process of aging. As Lee states, “It's time we revol