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22/10/2010

Fotonow

Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth

Cameras in the Community, is a contemporary photographic exhibition curated with FOTONOW, Plymouth based photography collective. It features Camper Obscura, Daniel Meadows, Launderette Residencies and the South West Graduate Photography Prize; all of which explore the documentation of communities through contemporary photography.

Camper Obscura is a fantastic mobile camera that FOTONOW has used with residents and community groups throughout Devonport to develop an archive of interviews and images, which is to be held at the new Devonport Library in St Aubyn’s Chapel. The Camper Obscura project is inspired by the work of Daniel Meadows who, during the 1970s, toured the UK in a converted double decker bus making portraits of the people he met on the journey. This nationally significant work by Daniel Meadows will be presented alongside work from Camper Obscura as part of the exhibition.

Tim Mills (FOTONOW) and Jamie Webb are interested in communal public spaces and the people who use them. Their photographs were taken as part of a series of residencies in launderettes In Plymouth, and are a candid
portrait of the engagement and social aspects
of these locations.

Finally, as part of the South West Graduate Photography Prize (as recently exhibited at the Vyner Street Gallery in London), we are proud to present the work of local photography graduates Kirsty Gash, Sarah Jackson, Celine Smith, Kirsty Thomas, Teo Ormond-Skeaping and Amelia Stewart.

Open day for all ages Saturday 30 October 10am – 6pm, Free
The launch of Cameras in the Community includes a full day of activities; drop in for an hour or stay for the whole day. Join Plymouth based photographer Jamie House for an inspiring session making and using pinhole cameras. Produce special photographic bunting to decorate Looe Street for the day and find out about the origins of photography by visiting FOTONOW’s mobile arts project Camper Obscura, which will be parked outside Plymouth Arts Centre all Day.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Drop-in event.

Press enquiries: contact Hannah Prothero, Marketing & Communications Manager, Plymouth Arts Centre, phone: 01752 276990, email: hannah@plymouthartscentre.org

For more information visit http://www.fotonow.org

Image top: Jon Blyth looks at the Caravan Obscura by legend Derek Swindley.
Photo: © Matthew Pontin.

Opening 23 Octoner 2010

Plymouth Arts Centre
38 Looe Street, Plymouth PL4 0EB
Gallery opening hours
Monday closed
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 8.30pm
Sunday 4pm - 8.30pm

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