L3 Google Student Hangout Oct 31st

Had a good session today with a number of OCA students. We mostly discussed the work of Selina who is looking at gender issues in her body of work. A short discussion around the effects of gender as a construct of society took place with a number of differing views being stated. I also updated on my progress of my own body of work and contextual studies as I've not been part of the group recently. I talked about my thoughts on what I want to achieve with my degree and what my goals are.

Brighton Photo Biennial 2018 - Tereza Cervenova: June

This artist has made autobiographical work on the Brexit referendum result. As a European artist living and working in the UK, Cervenova's image are ambiguous and intriguing. Cervenova has described herself as feeling like something was snatched away. The works are titled only by date and place. Apparently the dates signify specific moments relating to the Brexit referendum, an anti Brexit march, terror related attacks in Europe, and Trump's Muslim ban. The images were taken around Britain at the time of these events and are the artist's personal response to those events.

 

Tereza Cervenova - June

Tereza Cervenova - June

I was interested to see that the images were not framed but hung loose from a small baton attached to the top edge of each print. This meant that the images had begun to curl at the bottom. The Photoworks guide explained that the fragility of the subject matter and the physicality of the medium of the photographic print are both an integral part of the way the prints were hung.

As I am about to embark on planning my own exhibition and do not want to use frames I thought a lot about the words of the Photoworks guide. I am slightly worried about my prints hanging from the ceiling tracking system without frames; will they buckle, look unprofessional, and detract from my message? I was going to mount them on foam board to stop this occurring but should I worry at all? My subject matter also has a fragility that could be read in images hanging loose and buckling. I need to discuss this with my tutor I think.