‘Surveys from a Small Island’ opens August 26 in Ipswich

Seven Photography and Graphic Design students from UCS and Senior Lecturer in Photography Heike Löwenstein invite to the Opening of Surveys from a Small Island – An exhibition inspired by New York on Friday 26 August from 3-6pm. The show continues in the Foyer of the Waterfront Building until October 16.

The work was created during a student trip to New York in June, in response to the city and to Löwenstein’s exhibition Surveys of a Small Island curated by meatyard arts that was showing at the same time.

After a ‘pop-up’ exhibition on the Highline on their last evening in New York the group now shows a considered selection of work from New York as well as visuals and objects that have been created in response to the visit by two Graphic Design students, Yvette-Marie Ormsby and Jonanice Kitt. The photographic surveys range from matchbox pinhole photographs of Coney Island by Tom Rose to quiet observations of private moments performed in public by Caroline Guthrie, comments on people working in service of others by Neil Salter and large format polaroids of the Highline by Natalie Martin. Kristine Diza has decided on a grid of images of a day out in New York and Löwenstein will show experiments with vertical panoramas that challenge viewing conventions. Tom Rose and Andrew Biddulph (who remained back home) collaborated on a visual contemplation of time and space, shot in New York and the UK at the same time.

The development of the exhibition has been facilitated through the blog of thenetwerk®, the photography research group that Löwenstein has founded with colleagues in 2008.

The exhibition may encourage and inspire all current students to create more surveys of the (small island) UK, which could be exhibited next year in New York – just an idea …

E-flyer
Poster

Final Photographs/Gallery Plan.

OK. Finally I’ve sorted out what I’d like to exhibit, to what sizes, and to a preferred presentation (obviously there’s limited space so will have to compromise and negotiate !!)

All my photographs will be mounted onto the MDF being ordered.

I have 2x A1 photos of my sun/time project (i need to rename this from Noon to Noon). I have chosen the following photographs from this project. Mine, on the left was taken at USA 11:00:00 time, and Andrew’s on the right was taken at UK 16:00:00 time, but both were taken at the exact same time. Me and Heike were discussing this concept, and that there is no word in our language used to describe this ‘now’. Might be interesting to create a title for this piece…

My second piece is from my matchbox pinhole series taken at Coney Island. Most of the shots were quite blurred as i was working with hand holding 1-2 second exposures, but 5 came out sharp (for a matchbox !!), and i edited them down to 3 to convey a ‘fishing’ theme. the 3 photos are calming and simple, might call this work Gone Fishing. The prints are all on 10×8″ pearl paper, with a 1″ border all round. I would present these in a row:

My third piece consists of 1x A0 (on the length) print of Brooklyn Bridge at night, panoramic (2 photos stitched together),probably a pearl/satin/lusture paper. This would be accompanied by 2x A3, portrait orientation, one of Ground Zero, one of 10th Avenue taken from the Highline. They would hang one either side of the larger panorama, again on the same paper:

 

 

And also, here’s a little sketch of what would look cool on the hang, sun/time on the left, Gone Fishing in the middle, New York Night on the right:

And finally (!!), for Yvie’s attention, this is how your shelf could work. The hook would hold onto 2 ‘d-rings’ screwed into the back of the shelf, and some wood would need to support the bottom of the shelf where that little box is if you get me !!

Coney Island, colour 35mm

As well as New York Night, Noon to Noon, Puerto Rican Street Party, Slaps Tournament, Gay Pride and Matchbox Pinhole of Coney Island, I also produced this film at Coney Island. There are some really nice portraits which I’m considering to exhibit as well. So, i’ll post them up for some quick feedback, then finalise what I’m actually doing !!

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Exhibition outline Heike Löwenstein

Out of all the panoramas I took with the Spinner camera in NY, I found the vertical ones most interesting, so I have selected my favourite three for exhibition.

Visuals

Highline

Brooklyn Bridge

Hope post

Size
I don’t want to go too big, but if I show them 20cm wide they will be approximately 100 cm high. If I go to 30 cm width, I get 140cm height. with 40 cm I get 187 cm.

Mount
10mm Black MDF (if there are enough people to justify an order), borderless.
Otherwise I might go smaller and use IKEA white or black Ribba frames, each shown in its own frame (not all three in one).

Sketch


This represents a space of 220cm width and 250cm height, the line shows the eyelevel of 160cm and the image sizes are 30 x 140 cm

Price
Still need to think about that

Lets get this sorted !!

So far, the people who have posted work onto thenetwerk are: Tom, Neil, Nat, Kristine, Caroline, Yvie and Jo, and Heike.

Yet to see from: Simon, Charlene, Barry or Peter. Spoke to Charlene, she said shes already posted stuff but cant find it. Tried to contact Simon but no response; I know he has some fantastic work and would love to exhibit so I’ll chase him down today. Peter posted when we got back from NYC but haven’t seen any visual work from him, or Barry.

The title for the exhibition is “Surveys from a Small Island”. The opening date and time is Friday 26th August, 3-6pm. Ideas for the opening inc. american sweets, mini donuts and cola to go around.

Yvie is doing a great job with marketing it seems, could we see jpegs of the final poster/flyer/invite on here ?

The space we have to work with is the wall inbetween the toilets, for a projected slideshow of non-arty images of the city to be on a loop; this can just be turned off when the wall needs to be used halfway through the show for a different show. The wall to the right of that between the corridor and the windows, 2-4 works depending on size ? Yvie would like a plinth or shelf to display some coffee cup designs. Is this sorted ? Jo might like to show some video work, is this also sorted ? We have the walls down the corridor leading to Theta as well. How many works can fit along there ? There are 7 people so far wishing to exhibit, 8 inc. Heike. I think we have plenty of space.

Can we put up more than 1 piece ? As I’d like to show one of my night time photographs as well as my ‘Noon to Noon’ as it has more chance of selling ! Maybe we could use a few easels here and there ?

How many people are wanting to use the black mdf Heike mentioned ? Its easier and cheaper for me to do my own mounting/framing.

Hmm, what else ?? Do you think it would be a good idea to all meet up next week, say Tuesday ?

Thanks :D

Aedas Presents Matthew Andrew

Aedas Presents is pleased to announce its fifth exhibition featuring the artist Matthew Andrew on 14 July 2011. Matthew’s work explores one’s preconceptions of what a reference photograph should be, and how much information is conveyed to the viewer using a visual medium such as photography. He is interested in the relationship between truth, knowledge and photographic representation.

The exhibition will run 14-22 July at Aedas’ Birmingham Office.

http://www.aedas.com/News/Aedas-Presents-Matthew-Andrew

11 plus one leave New York …

JFK June 28 early evening


and have by now safely reached Suffolk, recuperating and editing … some already started at the airport.

Simon Tolley

... getting 'advise'

The everlasting velcro…

was all that was left on the walls the day after the opening of the pop-up student show on the Highline in New York after it received plenty of interest from passers by the previous evening. It looked like it had been carefully taken down by a park warden who left the work on a chair nearby.

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New York Times cover June 28, 2011

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Student pop-up exhibition on the Highline in NYC tonight

Opening at 8.30 in the underpass next to Gansvoort St. – see you there.

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