Four exhibitions
dal 7/3/2013 al 1/6/2013
Segnalato da
7/3/2013
Four exhibitions
Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
'TUV: to the acid test' is an exhibition of works by German photographer Andreas Meichsner. 'Notes Home' features photography and artefacts from both the Archive of Modern Conflict and Derby Museums' Collections. Expertly using light to dramatic effect, photographer Brian Griffin has created a truly amazing body of work. 'Poisons Factory' is the exhibition of works by the Italian reportage photographer Carmine Cuccuru.
Andreas Meichsner: TUV… to the acid test
8th March- 5th May
FORMAT EXPOSURE is an open call programme, welcoming submissions from artists from around the globe and giving opportunities to new emerging talents, selected by a world class jury in relation to the festival theme of FACTORY and mass production.
German photographer Andreas Meichsner has entered the fascinating and little-known world of product testing in his exhibition, TUV: to the acid test. Chosen as the EXPOSURE artist – Paul Hill Award – Meichsner documents the employees of TUV (the German Association for technical inspections) as they go about their daily business of testing and certifying the safety, performance and quality of technical equipment and consumer goods in laboratory conditions.
The juxtaposition of the domestic and the laboratory is disorientating and intriguing. These are images that demand active viewing, that require the viewer to work out for himself or herself just what exactly is going on. The photographs appear staged, yet the concentration on the faces of the people undertaking the tests shows how serious and committed they are to their jobs.
However, there is also a playfulness and humour to the images – the man struggling with the umbrella, the lady pulling a drawer along the ground, another drawing lines on a piece of toast. The deliberately obscure and fragmented depiction of the test procedures generates questions rather than explains the specific tests. The photographs raise the viewers’ curiosity to technical aspects and make them aware of the need for health and safety within our consumer society.
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Archive of Modern Conflict
Notes Home
8th March- 5th May
For generations of working people in 19th and 20th century Britain, east- coast resorts like Scarborough, Skegness and Mablethorpe were the destination for a hard-won fortnight’s summer holiday. Sea, sun, sand and sex, usually accompanied by a bracing easterly wind, were part of the yearly ritual, dreamed about and saved for in the intervening 50 weeks of labour.
Curated by Timothy Prus and Ed Jones from the renowned Archive of Modern Conflict, this exhibition explores the traditions around and legacies of these English east coast holidays through photography and artefacts from both the AMC and Derby Museums’ Collections.
Photo postcards are one of the exhibition’s highlights, and perform the dual function of allowing us to visualise the places and events they record, while at the same time providing us with insights into the emotional and cultural temperaments of those who sent them.
Texts on the reverse sides of the cards report events to friends and families back home in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester in much the same way as our emails would today. Through these records of many ordinary family holidays the camera has helped us remember, and the personal reports show us how different communities used these seaside locations to coalesce and produce the memories that have come down to us through the generations.
The Archive of Modern Conflict (AMC) is an independent publisher based in London which mostly publishes books with or about photography and art. Established 20 years ago in London, it contains around 4 million photos including works by many well-known figures as well as thousands of unknown photographers.
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Brian Griffin: Still Waters
8th March- 2nd June
Expertly using light to dramatic effect, photographer Brian Griffin has created a truly amazing body of work. Gazing at one another from across the gallery walls is an inspirational collection of outstanding characters; people who have influenced the shape of Derby’s cultural, economic and industrial landscape. Business leaders, innovators and enlightenment thinkers, figures that our very own, Joseph Wright would have been commissioned to paint. Still Waters is a visual articulation of Derby’s history of creativity, innovation and application.
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Carmine Cuccuru: Poisons Factory
8th March- 5th May
A potent narrative series of work by this Italian reportage photographer is situated in one of our transitional spaces. Marlene, the factory of Praia a Mare, in southern Italy, gave employment to many Italians. Unfortunately the illegal use of raw materials caused death and illness to many of them. Around 140 workers and their families died of cancerous diseases,due to the inhalation of toxic substances such as asbestos, nickel and lead.
Image by Andreas Meichsner
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