In Their Element - Heather Lind – Richmond, Virginia, November 2015
The actor vs The historical powerhouse.
Heather is currently portraying revolutionary spy Anna Strong in AMC’s TURN. In just over an hour, season two debuts in the U.S. at 9pm EDT.
I met her for the first time about six months earlier in a bar in Richmond when I was photographing Australian actor and fellow TURN cast member Daniel Henshall for the same project.
Sweet
Gentle
Kind-hearted
These were my first impressions of Lindy.
It wasn’t until I spent an afternoon with her, that I realised the she has much more in common with her formidable character.
Conviction
Strength
Independence
Creativity
Perhaps this is why Heather Lind is so apt to portray such a renowned woman.
In an interview with Alyssa Rosenberg for the Washington Post, Lindy says:
“I love history, but you don’t hear women’s perspectives that much. And I think when you do, they’re sort of skewed through the prism of male experience.” (You can read more here).
One thing seems very clear. This role is important.
Here’s to strong women.
Let the revolution begin.
‘IN THEIR ELEMENT’ – This project is an exploration of the more intimate aspects of life as an artist away from the lights of the main stage.
A study of transition in the lives of these artists over an extended period of time.
30 years in fact.
I’ve spent the last four years documenting actors, photographers, painters, musicians and directors in Australia, New Zealand, the US, and around Europe.
26 more years of observation, exploration and wonder lie ahead (I will be 58 years of age on completion of this series).
My philosophy is that images are of a place and time. Never to be repeated.
I feel the inherent value of this project will be in the documentation of how each artist morphs and changes over time, and the evolution of the landscape that I find them within.
Where will they be in 10 years? 20 years?
I don’t know, but I hope that I will be there to document their journeys.