{"product_id":"the-verdict-9789053309452","title":"The Verdict","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore International Photography Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/em\u003e by Jan Banning is a multi-layered case study of the US Criminal Justice system and mass incarceration. The book delves into a three-decades-old murder case in Georgia. On April 14, 1992, 22-year-old Christina Boyer was arrested for the murder of her toddler daughter Amber and sentenced to life in prison. Banning questions her guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book presents the results of his extensive research. By combining documentary and staged photos with texts, it unravels the role of the media, presents analyses by medical professionals, and includes Banning's own visual interpretation of elements of the story. Notably, Banning invited Christina Boyer, the 'subject' of the project, to actively participate in it. Boyer allowed Banning to disclose pages from her diaries and offers viewers insight into her inner world by writing her associations with his photos from Georgia. This gives an impression of how such an incarceration influences one's perception of the visual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStylistically, the book contains references to film noir, 19th-century Romantic landscapes, and 17th-century Vanitas still lifes. It poses deep questions about objectivism versus subjectivism. In the end, the audience is challenged to judge for themselves. The artistic visual interpretations and documentation collected present a major political story in a unique way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600611754220,"sku":"9789053309452","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b554c3286eee4c8467f8f587f7f1c6a3.jpg?v=1778019986","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-verdict-9789053309452","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}