Original photography by Clare Gallagher captures the subtle realities of domestic labor for a powerful visual narrative
Includes critical essays by Sean O'Hagan offering deeper context on the themes of invisibility and resistance
Beautifully designed book format enhances the reading and viewing experience
Focuses on the complexities and value of invisible work, challenging dominant systems of patriarchy and capitalism
Summarized by Shop
"Hidden in plain sight and veiled by familiarity and insignificance, the second shift is largely absent from photographs of home and family. This work is an attempt to recognise the complexity and value of this invisible work. It is a call for resistance to the capitalist, patriarchal and aesthetic systems which ignore it." (Words by Clar