TCF Ep. 633 - Jacque Rupp

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Jacque Rupp is a documentary and fine-art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A visual storyteller, Rupp uses the camera to challenge and question, offering a unique perspective on the world around us. In her most recent work, Rupp focuses on womanhood, using herself and experiences. As the subject matter, Rupp ventures off into the imagined, exploring issues of identity and purpose. Rupp received an MBA from Santa Clara University and later worked as an executive in Silicon Valley. Building on her lifelong passion for the visual arts, Rupp studied photography at Stanford University, at the Los Angeles Center of Photography and Santa Fe Workshops. She is on the advisory board for the UNAFF (United Nations Associated Film Festival), a documentary film festival and serves on the board of the Weston Collective, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding student access to photography. Her photographs are held in private collections and have been exhibited widely in juried shows and publications. Rupp’s documentary work on farmers in the Salinas Valley has been used by numerous nonprofit organizations both in print and online. Jacque Rupp was selected as a Critical Mass finalist in both 2022 and 2023. Resources The Red Purse Book Websites Photo Workshops Tokyo Exploration Workshop with Ibarionex Perello Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Chico Review Photobook Retreat Frames Magazine Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download it for . Click here to download Contribute a one-time donation to the show thru Buy Me a Coffee Support the work at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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0:00.0	This episode of the Candid Frame is brought to you by the Charcoal Book Club.
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0:37.1	Stories about romantic love often focus on the beginnings of a relationship.
0:43.4	Novels, films, and television favor the drama of the initial encounter, the awkward
0:48.8	and intensive courtship, eventually leading to the promise of a lasting life partnership.
0:54.6	But life is more complicated than that.
0:57.6	And sometimes a relationship ends without warning,
1:01.0	and abruptly, due to illness or an accident.
1:04.3	The story of what happens to the surviving partner is lesser told,
1:08.3	because it touches on subjects many are reluctant to talk about openly,
1:13.1	death and sex. Jackie Rupp takes on this challenging subject in her project,
1:19.0	the Red Purse, which is inspired by her own experience as a widow. A word, as you'll hear,
1:25.1	she's not particularly fond of. Through photographs that are both fictional and autobiographical,
1:30.6	she creates a body of work that takes an unflinching and nuanced view
1:34.9	on what it means to outlive a partner, especially as a woman.
1:39.8	It is a story not only about grief, but also about self-discovery, longing, sexuality,
1:47.3	and deciding you are deserving of another chance at love.
1:51.9	This is Ibarian X, and this is The Candid Frame.
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