I will be exhibiting several prints from my Motherland and Polyarnye Nochi series in the group show- Northern Light: Landscape Photography and Evocations of the North.
The exhibition and related conference explores the ways that photographic images address notions of a Northern landscape – whether drawing on established traditions of art and photography or whether concerned with contemporary photographic and lens based practice. The conference will bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss a wide range of practices and critical approaches, from both contemporary and historical perspectives.
The exhibition – to be held in the SIA Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University – will open for a private view on July 4th and will then be open to the public until July 31st.
- Where:
- Sheffield Hallam University – Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, United Kingdom – View Map
The premise of the exhibition is to explore what constitutes contemporary photographic practice in relation to Northern Landscape and its representations. We welcome a diversity of responses ranging from documentary to experimental.
Northern Light: Landscape Photography and Evocations of the North is a conference hosted by the Photography group in the Department of Media Arts and Communication, Sheffield Hallam University.
I will be giving a keynote talk about my work in Russia, notably from Motherland and Polyarnye Nochi.
The conference runs from 4-5 July, 2016 and explores the ways that photographic images address notions of a Northern landscape – whether drawing on established traditions of art and photography or whether concerned with contemporary photographic and lens based practice. The conference will bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss a wide range of practices and critical approaches, from both contemporary and historical perspectives.
Themes addressed will include:
• The diversity of regional representations of the Northern Landscape – North Britain, Canada, the Arctic regions, Northern Europe, the Nordic countries, Siberia
• A range of critical themes – the peopled, vernacular, landscape; the Anthropocene; wilderness landscapes; landscape photography as a record of actuality or as conceived and imagined
• Contemporary practice as well as the historical development of landscape photography
• The relationship to painting, to the Northern Renaissance, and to the Sublime
The exhibition – to be held in the SIA Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University – will open with a private view on July 4th and will then be open to the public until July 31st.
You can view the full conference programme here-
https://northernlight2016.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/northern-light-conference-programme.pdf
Within the framework of PHotoEspaña 2016, which in its nineteenth edition explores the photographic medium in Europe, the Community of Madrid and PHotoEspaña have created a space in which authors, photography schools and the public will establish a direct link, through exhibitions, meetings, training sessions or communication in social networks.
FORUM-Madrid PHotoEspaña is a heterogeneous and open space meeting of ‘Talking, Listening and Being with photography’.
As part of this I have been invited along with colleagues from the POC Project collective, to run a participatory event on Thursday 9th June. Together we will raise different issues surrounding photographic creation and attendees will have the opportunity to interact and learn firsthand about the creative processes, building projects, editing series and general concerns of the practitioners. We also hope to questions about what it means to be working artists in Europe today.
Taking part will be:
Simon Roberts (UK): https://www.simoncroberts.com
Charles Freger (France): http://www.charlesfreger.com/
Sjoerd Knibbeler (Netherlands): http://www.sjoerdknibbeler.com/
Cara Phillips (USA): http://www.cara-phillips.com/
Bert Danckaert (Belgium): http://www.bert-danckaert.be
Götz Diergarten (Germany): http://www.diergarten.com
Birgitta Lund (Denmark): http://www.birgittalund.com
Leo Favier (France): http://www.leofavier.fr/
Matthias Koch (Germany): http://www.matthias-koch-fotografie.de/
Sonja Thomsen (USA): www.sonjathomsen.com
Charlott Markus (Denmark/ Holland): http://charlottmarkus.com/
Yann Gross (Switzerland): http://yanngross.com/
Lorenzo Vitturi (Italy): http://www.lorenzovitturi.com
The event will take place in the gardens of the Canal Isabel II Room, an arts centre in a former water reservoir. More information here: http://phe.es/en/phe/actividades
9th June, 18.30 – 20.00pm
Canal Isabel II Room
C/ Santa Engracia, 125
Madrid 28003
During the PHotoEspaña festival I will also be undertaking portfolio reviews as part of the Descubrimientos PHE Week, a new professional meeting for photographers that will take place from May 30 to June 3, 2016. I will also be doing an artist talk on Friday 3rd June. More information here: http://phe.es/en/phe/descubrimientos/24/experts_session_2
My presence at PHotoEspaña has been made possible with the help of the Artists’ International Development Fund.
I’ll be showing work, including some prints from the recently released New Vedute series, at PhotoLondon with gallery Heinzer Reszler from Lausanne.
Other artists showing with the gallery are Mirko Baselgia, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond and Thibault Brunet. More details here.
Photo London will open to the public at Somerset House from 19 to 22 May 2016.
Somerset House
Strand
London WC2R 1LA
PUBLIC HOURS
Thursday 19 May 12:00 – 20:30
Friday 20 May 12:00 – 19:30
Saturday 21 May 12:00 – 18:00
Sunday 22 May 12:00 – 18:00
Tickets to the fair are available here.
I will be giving an artist talk in Birmingham organised by GRAIN Photography Hub.
Lecture Theatre, Birmingham City University, Parkside Campus
5 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7BD
12th April 2016 from 6pm – 7.30pm
Tickets £4 full price or £3 student/concession, booking for this event is essential.
For more information contact [email protected] or to book your ticket now through Eventbrite click here.
Flowers Gallery will be participating at AIPAD – The Photography Show, exhibiting some of my prints.
Preview: Wednesday April 13, 5-9pm
Flowers Gallery is pleased to announce that we are now members of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers [AIPAD], which has become a unifying force in the field of photography. Celebrating its 36th year in 2016, The Photography Show will be held in Manhattan’s Upper East Side at the Park Avenue Armory with more than 80 of the world’s leading photography art galleries. Flowers Gallery will exhibit work by Boomoon, Nadav Kander, Scarlett Hooft Graafland, Simon Roberts and Shen Wei.
With members in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe and Japan, The Association of International Photography Art Dealers [AIPAD] has become a unifying force in the field of photography. Celebrating its 36th year in 2016, The Photography Show will be held in Manhattan’s Upper East Side at the Park Avenue Armory with more than 80 of the world’s leading photography art galleries exhibiting, including Flowers Gallery.
I will have works included in the Small is Beautiful exhibitions taking place at Flowers Gallery in London and New York. For this annual exhibition, contemporary artists working in all media are challenged to produce works with a fixed economy of scale, each piece measuring no more than 9 x 7 inches.
Small is Beautiful: New York
19 November 2015 – 2 January 2016
Opening Reception Thursday 19 November 6-8pm
Details: http://www.flowersgallery.com/exhibitions/view/small-is-beautiful-1
Small is Beautiful: London
9 December 2015 – 2 January 2016
Details: http://www.flowersgallery.com/exhibitions/view/small-is-beautiful-london-2015
I will be exhibiting photographs from my Polyarnye Nochi series (Polar Nights) at Baker Mamonova gallery in St. Leonards-on-Sea from November 20th-December 2nd 2015.
The exhibition opens on Friday 20th November when I will also be giving an artist talk about my work in Russia, hosted in the Kino-Teatr at Baker Mamonova. The event starts at 6.30pm.
Baker Mamonova have been exhibiting the best of 20th Century Russian Art since 2001and have collaborated with the State Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin House, Belgravia Gallery and other locations in the UK and the USA.
A discussion chaired by Zelda Cheatle with Chris Littlewood, Director of Photography at Flowers Gallery, and artist Simon Roberts. ‘
Collecting Contemporary Photography’ is the first in a series of Pre-Fair talks to be held in the lead up to our 2016 edition.
This discussion is a unique opportunity to discover more about the role of the artist and dealer in the contemporary photography market. It will be an essential guide to collecting from the perspective of a dealer, curator and an artist and will examine how these roles interact with each other. The panellists will also explore the importance of photography within a collection, and to what extent work is made in view of the commercial art world. This discussion will be ideal for photography enthusiasts and art collectors at all levels.
Photo London 2016 (19-22 May 2016) is a unique festival of photography, centred on a major international photography Fair. Running once again in the spectacular and historic grounds of Somerset House, the Fair showcases the broad range of photographic practice, from vintage to contemporary. This series of discussions aims to address the main themes in Photography today.
A full talks programme will also be hosted during Photo London 2016, as part of a larger public programme supported by the LUMA Foundation.
As part of the Pierdom exhibition at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, we are hosting a series of short talks exploring the history of British Piers along with related artworks in the Museum’s collection.
All of the events are free to attend (with an admission ticket) and take place in the Pierdom Exhibition gallery.
Brighthelmstone, Sussex (1824) by Joseph M W Turner
A special opportunity to see Turner’s depiction of Brighton at the height of the city’s development, With Fine Art Curator Jenny Lund.
Tuesday 27 October 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Passion for Piers
Explore the personality, architecture and history of British piers made before 1914, With Explainer Jackie Marsh-Hobbs.
Tuesday 10 November 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Passion for Piers
Take a closer look at the history and architecture of the West Pier, with explainer Michael Carey.
Tuesday 22 December 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Passion for Piers
Explore the delights and disasters that feature in the history of British piers made after 1914, with explainer Jackie Marsh-Hobbs.
Tuesday 29 December 12:00pm – 1:00pm
More information about the Bite-Size Museum events can be found here.