{"product_id":"we-others-donna-gottschalk-and-helene-giannecchini","title":"We Others, Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ShortTitle Subheadline --big\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a6ebb8f4-90d7-4e8b-9653-5ab7afbaff87-58\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-118\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"104f175e-8164-47aa-a7a7-7c0be3881979\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn January 2023, Donna Gottschalk met Hélène Giannecchini for the first time. Although they were separated by some forty years, they developed a closed bond. In search of images for her forthcoming book on friendship, Hélène explores Donna's archives and collects her words, her story. Deeply moved by Donna's life and photographs, Hélène set out to echo them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonna Gottschalk's work paints a social, political and intimate portrait of an invisible America, from the late 1960s to the 1980s. As a member of the queer community herself, and involved in the early lesbian rights movement, Donna focused on photographing people on the margins of society, with whom she lived, campaigned and worked: her relatives, friends, lovers and comrades in struggle. Her favorite mode of expression is the portrait, which she strives to capture without artifice. The people she photographs pose for her in an intimate setting, most often in her apartment, fully embracing their freedom. With a sensitive, committed and non-judgmental eye, Donna gradually builds up a family album, a collective memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, a text by Hélène Giannecchini activates, reveals and extends Donna Gottschalk's images. An essay by Julie Héraut, co-curator of the exhibition, entitled “Archive against oblivion,” looks back at the careers of the two women and the genesis of this four-handed project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn “Being seen. On Donna, visibility, and me,” African-American photographer and art historian Carla Williams draws a parallel between her photographic practice and Donna's, a few decades apart. A selection of archives completes the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLE BAL \/ Atelier EXB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e195 x 245 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9782365114486\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier EXB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56980455162187,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/we-others-2565349.webp?v=1775659139","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/ga\/products\/we-others-donna-gottschalk-and-helene-giannecchini","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}