STOP PRESS!
Regard with Favour?
St. Werburghs, Summer 2011
I was contemplating Facebook's Like button in all it's reductionist quality and made this billboard piece; the clickable function strips the act of liking of affection, a switch to be turned on and off, a kind of binary approval.
It measures 18 square metres and is situated here.
'Eye' (After Man Ray)
Albany Park, Summer 2011
New two-sided outdoor piece up in Albany Park, Bristol, installed just in time for this years St. Paul's carnival; keep an eye out for it if you're in the area! It is an adaptation of an existing image from a work entitled 'Object to be destroyed' by dadaist, surrealist and modernist artist Man Ray. Known for his avant-garde photography he also explored film, painting, collage, performance and conceptual art. In his work I enjoy the use of humour and his appreciation of the absurd.
"I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humour." Man Ray
Vignette Magazine
Recent work featured in new national photography journal this Spring, see the pdf version at: www.vignettemagazine.com.
Bloc Family Photo
Bloc 2011 at Butlins Minehead
If you were at Bloc and made it down to Bloc Family Photo then thanks for coming; it was a pleasure to meet everyone and we saw some brilliant and at times, surreal costumery, well done all!
Sunday was fancy dress day, theme this year being heroes and villains, I set up a temporary studio where people were invited to come and be photographed in costume and in character. See a selection of the day's images here.
Weapon of Choice Gallery group show
25th February - 13th March 2011
Bristol's Weapon of Choice Gallery introduce a show of work by selected photographers from the South West. I am happy to be part of this show.
Weapon of Choice Gallery. 14 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8DT
Royal West of England Academy Photography Show
20th February - 5th April 2011
I have had a photograph selected to appear at the RWA's Photography Show, it is one from a small series of photographs I made in the fog bound landscape of East Anglia in December 2010. You can view the set here.
Planet Pizza, Gloucester Road, Bristol
Opens Sunday 5th December
Eat pizza, drink wine, and check out my work! New show at Planet Pizza, Gloucester Road from 5th December to 16th January.
All work is for sale, with pieces from under £20 grab yourself, or someone else a unique festive gift.
Pun in the Oven
Brisfest - Friday 24th to Sun 26th September 2010
I will be showing a brand new piece of work at Brisfest's exhibition at the Start gallery, above Start the Bus, Baldwin St, Bristol BS1 1RU. A diverse show showcasing local talent, come on down!
August 2010: Ignore this Exhibition
This is a small exhibition of mixed photography and printmaking work, a kind of 'works in progress' show. It's showing in the upstairs rooms at the Duke of York public house on Jubilee Road, St. Werburghs, Bristol.
Double Take - Tuesday 25th May to Saturday 29th May
Double Take was a recent show by myself and artist Leo Boyd. Bristol and Dublin came together in this photographic venture. We photographed aspects of our home cities, in my case, Bristol, and in Leo's, Dublin.
We swapped the films and then re-shot in the opposite city, doubly exposing the film.
Neither of us knew what was on the films we were shooting over; defined by the city, this event was as much about the joy of the unexpected as it was the photographic image.
It formed part of the Bristol Festival of Photography, a city-wide event with over 90 events, exhibitions, and workshops.
See the Double Take set here.
Planet Pizza
Earlier this year saw an exhibition of selected screen-print works at Planet Pizza, Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol. This show ran until Saturday 10th April.
Second Look Shoots It
Friday 28th May to Wednesday 2nd June
New photography work at Second Look's largest exhibition at the prestigious Centrespace Gallery. An open brief exhibition intended as a showcase collection, this show allowed Second Look's diverse and talented members to present their own unique and individual styles.
Photographic work published on Guardian website
I submitted a small set of photos on the theme of 'night' to the Guardian recently, see the review here