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20/7/2006

Hellen van Meene

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool

Open Eye Gallery is pleased to present Hellen van Meene's latest collection, New Works

Dutch photographer Hellen van Meene has received international critical acclaim for her intimate 'fictional portraits' of adolescent girls and androgynous boys that explore the amorphous space between childhood and adulthood. Produced in collaboration with Pump House Gallery, London, this exhibition - her first major solo show in the UK since 2002 - brings together newly commissioned work made in the UK over the last 12 months, alongside recent work made in Japan, Germany, Russia and Latvia.

van Meene does not see her work as strictly portraiture but as a way of creating a mood and exploring the subtleties inherent in the body in a particular environment and at a particular time of life. In her recent work, she has moved from working with models she knew well in her hometown of Heiloo, Holland, to increasingly travelling overseas and working spontaneously with strangers. Her photographs are neither exploitative, nor strictly collaborative, nor entirely staged - the models work with van Meene, but the images are shaped primarily by her imagination and sensibilities. Through this collection of new works, van Meene enters the realm of fantasy, performance and psychological space, creating a powerful and beguiling concoction, combining elements of socially engaged documentary with those of historical portraiture in the tradition of Vermeer, Rossetti and Manet.

ARTIST TALK - Friday 21 July, 7.30pm - Hellen will be at Open Eye Gallery talking about her work and inspiration. Tickets are £5 (£4 concessions) and are available from Redeye on 0845 456 0260 or www.redeye.org.uk <http://www.redeye.org.uk>.

Opening: 21 July 2006.

Open Eye Gallery 28-32 Wood Street - Liverpool Open Eye Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 10.30am - 5.30pm; closed Sunday, Monday and Bank Holidays Admission is free

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