A few views and thoughts from a marathon visit to Photo London 2021
Eclipse-y
I was outside when the solar eclipse took place the other day, but had no idea there was an eclipse happing. It was overcast but the sky quickly dimmed with...
Daguerre’s London Diorama of 1823
A Forgotten Remnant from the Birth of Photography. There are probably more than a few who wonder why the word "Diorama" adorns the facade of this posh Georgian building, and are oblivious to its connection with photography's origins. Sitting amongst other John...
Nam June Paik = genius
A few views from the 2020 Nam June Paik retrospective at the Tate Modern, London.
Upcoming Exhibition – Integrity of the Focal Plane
Integrity of the Focal Plane Minories Galleries, Colchester, UK Jan 9-31, 2020. PV January 10. A joint exhibition with one of my favourite UK artists working with photography today, Neil Ayling. The exhibition is a dialogue between our two practices that exploit...
Lucian Freud, by Lucian Freud
Views from the superb Lucian Freud self portrait exhibition currently on at the Royal Academy, London. A must see, likely once in a lifetime opportunity to see these self portraits spanning his career together. Time your visit well, as it is unsurprisingly a very...
The Stars Look So Different Tonight – Fotogalerie Wien
Stars Look So Different Tonight at Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna 29/01/ - 02/03/2019. The chosen exhibition title The Stars Look So Different Tonight sees itself as a metaphor for "wondering", the starting point of the human thirst for knowledge. The collective artistic...
Remnants and Confessions – Lonsdale Gallery Toronto
Remnants & Confessions, William Mokrynski & Julia Martin September 5 - October 14, 2018, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto Faceless portraits of anonymous subjects created from found negatives and curt ironic text-based works that mimic contemporary memes, question...