Counter Histories Video Spotlights
Naomieh Jovin
Aperture’s spring 2024 issue, “Counter Histories,” produced in partnership with Magnum Foundation, showcases the work of a range of international photographers who explore the creative possibilities offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records. Dive into the featured projects through the short videos below!
Naomieh Jovin’s series “Gwo Fanm” (2017–ongoing) tells an intergenerational family story, from Haiti to the United States. Merging family archives with her own photographs, Jovin’s series centers the lives of women in her family, exploring themes of migration, loss, community, and history.
Drawing from an archive of formerly secret files, Christopher Gregory-Rivera’s series “El Gobierno Te Odia” (The government hates you, 2023) examines how Puerto Rican independence activists were surveilled for decades.
How did music propel a Maoist revolution in Nepal? Prasiit Sthapit’s series “Moonsongs for Earth” (2022–ongoing) investigates the complex role of musicians in the country’s Maoist insurrection.