Dammit Janet I Love You

  • Dates
    2017 - Ongoing
  • Author
  • Location Hull, United Kingdom

DAMMIT JANET I love you is a collaborative project by Artist Emma Wilson and Janet, formerly Jim from Bransholme in Hull.

Emma first met Janet on a night out in Hull in 2017 and the two cooked up a plan to document Janet’s daily life as she transitioned from a her previous life as a 71 year old former soldier, granddad and lorry driver to the fabulous, glittering star of the Hull T-Scene that we see today.

The pictures document everyday life with Janet, her home, her friends, nights out and lots of shopping. Two years later, the project is nearing completion and they exhibited some of the work in progress for Pride In Hull together with a selection of Janet’s personal effects. The publicity around the exhibition has led to some of Janet’s estranged family getting back in touch and there are high hopes for a full reconciliation.

© Emma Wilson - Janet dressing as a bride
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Janet dressing as a bride

© Emma Wilson - Janet getting ready for a trip to Bransholme shopping centre
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Janet getting ready for a trip to Bransholme shopping centre

© Emma Wilson - Janet and Stevie on a night out in Hull.
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Janet and Stevie on a night out in Hull.

© Emma Wilson - Blushing Bride Janet had dreamed about being a bride and bought this wedding dress from China for £50 to fulfil her fantasy
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Blushing Bride Janet had dreamed about being a bride and bought this wedding dress from China for £50 to fulfil her fantasy

© Emma Wilson - Janet in the family home in Hull where Jim and his wife raised 3 children.
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Janet in the family home in Hull where Jim and his wife raised 3 children.

© Emma Wilson - A model truck in Janet’s house representing Croft’s haulage company, Jim’s Business for 30 years.
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A model truck in Janet’s house representing Croft’s haulage company, Jim’s Business for 30 years.

© Emma Wilson - Social lounge in Janet's new home.
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Social lounge in Janet's new home.

© Emma Wilson - Top Drawer
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Top Drawer

© Emma Wilson - Janet and Jess In the garden at the Anchorage.
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Janet and Jess In the garden at the Anchorage.

© Emma Wilson - Janet making herself up at home
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Janet making herself up at home

© Emma Wilson - Janet’s arm bearing the scars left by Jim’s military tattoos
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Janet’s arm bearing the scars left by Jim’s military tattoos

© Emma Wilson - Being Janet takes a lot of time and effort
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Being Janet takes a lot of time and effort

© Emma Wilson - Janet Looking for a bit of Sun in Ibiza.
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Janet Looking for a bit of Sun in Ibiza.

© Emma Wilson - Janets Dressing room Getting ready to meet the T girls for lunch
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Janets Dressing room Getting ready to meet the T girls for lunch

© Emma Wilson - Fantasy bride
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Fantasy bride

© Emma Wilson - Morning cuppa at Janets
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Morning cuppa at Janets

© Emma Wilson - Stretching ready for a Friday night of dancing
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Stretching ready for a Friday night of dancing

© Emma Wilson - Janet shopping for accessories
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Janet shopping for accessories

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