Interim Exhibition // 2

Almost 2 months from the first interim exhibition, we had our second exhibition. For this one, we could select more than one image if we wanted and also had to write a statement that would go alongside the work on display unlike last time when it was just one singular image. I decided to put up a combination of archival images and my own images. My own images were printed bigger at A3 on semi matte...

Alumni presentation&Portfolio Review

On the last day of Creative Exchange Week, we had 7 Alumni come in to present an introduction to their own work and practice and then had the chance for them to do portfolio reviews on our own work. There were a range of different practices and styles of work among them, and each person gave a short presentation into who they are and what they do. Each presentation was interesting in their own...

Book Launch // Tom Duffield

This was a free day in terms of the creative week at University, so a small group of us decided to go to the launch of Thomas Duffield's new book 'The Whole House is Shaking'. It was held at Village Books in Leeds. I've heard of this book store through social media before but had never visited until today. Photo books is something I got more interested in last year when creating my own, and...

Frede Spence // TWENTY TWENTY Agency

On Wednesday, we had a talk from Frede Spencer who runs the photo agency Twenty Twenty representing commercial and editorial work. He is also the co-founder of Photo Meet. He went through each of the artists who are represented by the agency and some of the work they each do which was very varied but each had a unique twist on the visual language they used to create the work.  One he did mention...

Photo book club // Matt Johnston Talk

With the morning being filled with a talk from Pablo, in the afternoon, we had Matt Johnston which interest lies with the photo book. From making my own photo book for my narrative project last year, it really interested me in the production of a book so this talk was a must. Considerations on the photobook - its histories, status, and the construction of meaning through the multiple. ''The...

Multifaceted Practitioner // Pablo Antoli Talk

As part of the Creative Exchange week we had a series of guest lectures which were all very interesting and covered a wide range of approaches and skills. Pablo Antoli was the first talk I attended in the week, he covered his career so far and the different types of work he is doing which is both personal and commercial. He spoke about how he uses commercial work in order to make money alongside...

Girl on Girl // Charlotte Jansen Talk

I attended the talk Charlotte Jansen did on her new publication Girl on Girl: Art and photography in the age of the Female Gaze. She talked through some of the many artists included within the book along with some further insights into her opinion and research on the topic. I found an interest in the Male Gaze through research and an essay last year so this was a great introduction into the evolving...

Interim Exhibition // 1

This week we had our first interim exhibition for 1 image from the start of our projects. I produced this A2 print from my series in which I've started exploring my Grandma through object, place and the archive. I got some feedback into areas of improvement and what to do next and it was also useful listening to the feedback that was given to others as this may also inform development within my own...

Baby Photoshoot

I recently photographed my 4 month old nephew. This was something completely new for me as I don't often do studio style work and photographing babies is something I haven't done before, with this in mind I was really happy with the final images I got and it's another aspect of photography to add to my portfolio. What this shoot also allowed me to do was edit a bulk of photographs at once which again...

Impressions Gallery//Liza Dracup

I decided to go to the Impressions Gallery to see the exhibition by Liza Dracup. Looking at her work online before, nothing really seemed to stand out, although after seeing them in print in the exhibition this soon changed my opinion. The exhibition was ‘Field Work’ and presents a decade of her work, exploring photographic representations of our environment. She works with museum collections as...