2021 so far, so good.

I am thrilled beyond words to be a Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 200 Finalist, 2021.

PH 21 Feminine / Masculine Exhibition, Honourable Mention, Budapest, Hungary, Juror: Zsolt Batori

Critical review by Borbála Jász:

Joan Haseltine’s photograph Running from the Past evokes the world of the 1950s and ’60s in a cinematic form. The photographer’s approach is the cinematic lens. In the image of the woman, the photographer finds a permanent, unchangeable component and reveals it to the viewer. In the staged narratives of the project entitled ‘The Girl Who Escaped and Other Stories’, the photographer displays classic feminine objects concretely or symbolically: the scarf, the string of pearls, the bleached hair and red lipstick. Together, these make the work of art timeless and a symbol of femininity in every age. While contemplating these attributes, we did not even think about the story of the escape yet, which the photographer leaves open.