Tuesday 24 November 2009
Monday 2 November 2009
Journey Opening - Blue Oyster Art Project Space
Matthew Hammond: */Journey/* | Hamish Tocher: Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries) | 3 Nov - 28 Nov
The Blue Oyster is pleased to present Matthew Hammond | */Journey/ * and Hamish Tocher | Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries). In quite different ways Hammond and Tocher both interrogate the conventions and modi operandi of photography. The exhibitions will open on Tuesday 3 November at 5:30pm and will run until Sat 28 November.
For the series of black and photographs that make up */Journey/ * Matthew Hammond has chosen to begin simply, with a bus ride through Edinburgh. A static viewpoint out of the bus window limits the seemingly endless possibilities of vantage point available to a photographer. The bus route further constrains possible subject matter to a predetermined linear trajectory through the city. Through these choices Hammond leaves himself only one option - when to press the button. What results is a sampling of the vastly different social, spacial and architectural worlds that make up Edinburgh, where the bus window becomes a familiar formal constant; indexing the role of the camera as a devise for framing reality and forming the only visible link between these potentially disparate images.
Hamish Tocher's Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries) draws upon the figures, mysterious initiation rituals and dominating crimson hues of the Pompeiian fresco cycle of the Villa of the Mysteries. Using hand crafted projection devices Tocher has recreated and reimagined this classical chamber and its enigmatic scenes.
With an undercurrent of mourning for the passing of the analogue tradition of photography, these ephemeral light projections sit at odds with the historical endurance of the frescoes they reference, whilst alluding to photography's historical origins in the unfixed projections of the camera obscura.
In association with these exhibitions the Blue Oyster will be running another series of educational workshops which will allow students to explore the photographic techniques used by Matthew Hammond and Hamish Tocher. Workshops will be held on Thurs 5, Tues 10, Thurs 12, Tues 17 and Thurs 19 of November from 1 -3 pm. Participation is free and available to school groups from any year. Bookings are essential - email education@blueoyster.org.nz to reserve a time for your class.
The Blue Oyster is pleased to present Matthew Hammond | */Journey/ * and Hamish Tocher | Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries). In quite different ways Hammond and Tocher both interrogate the conventions and modi operandi of photography. The exhibitions will open on Tuesday 3 November at 5:30pm and will run until Sat 28 November.
For the series of black and photographs that make up */Journey/ * Matthew Hammond has chosen to begin simply, with a bus ride through Edinburgh. A static viewpoint out of the bus window limits the seemingly endless possibilities of vantage point available to a photographer. The bus route further constrains possible subject matter to a predetermined linear trajectory through the city. Through these choices Hammond leaves himself only one option - when to press the button. What results is a sampling of the vastly different social, spacial and architectural worlds that make up Edinburgh, where the bus window becomes a familiar formal constant; indexing the role of the camera as a devise for framing reality and forming the only visible link between these potentially disparate images.
Hamish Tocher's Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries) draws upon the figures, mysterious initiation rituals and dominating crimson hues of the Pompeiian fresco cycle of the Villa of the Mysteries. Using hand crafted projection devices Tocher has recreated and reimagined this classical chamber and its enigmatic scenes.
With an undercurrent of mourning for the passing of the analogue tradition of photography, these ephemeral light projections sit at odds with the historical endurance of the frescoes they reference, whilst alluding to photography's historical origins in the unfixed projections of the camera obscura.
In association with these exhibitions the Blue Oyster will be running another series of educational workshops which will allow students to explore the photographic techniques used by Matthew Hammond and Hamish Tocher. Workshops will be held on Thurs 5, Tues 10, Thurs 12, Tues 17 and Thurs 19 of November from 1 -3 pm. Participation is free and available to school groups from any year. Bookings are essential - email education@blueoyster.org.nz to reserve a time for your class.
Friday 17 July 2009
Further details are available from http://www.blueoyster.org.nz/hammond-tocher/
Sunday 5 October 2008
Imagined Lines @ Light House, Wolverhampton
Imagined Lines by Matthew Hammond
October 3rd - November 7th 2008
Matthew Hammond’s exhibition is a selection of photographs from four bodies of work about the urban landscape and our association with it. This collection documents the disparate social areas of one city which could be reflected in any major city.
British Landscapes, the most recent body of work in the collection, features very specific cities and sites. Matthew chose these places because they are sites that are both harrowing and banal at the same time. They are of locations such as Cromwell Street, Hillsborough and Pont de L’Alma underpass in Paris - harrowing because of the events that once took place there, but banal because they are also merely everyday locations.
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Imagined Lines Exhibition Opening
Thurs 2 Oct, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Join us for the opening of Imagined Lines by Matthew Hammond. Matthew will be on hand to talk about his work. Refreshments will be served. Admission free. All welcome.
Sunday 6 July 2008
Metro Review
Click here to view the Metro newspaper review of British Landmarks at The Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax.
Monday 16 June 2008
5 Questions For...
Click here to view 5 questions for... Matthew Hammond in Metro Newspaper (5th June 2008).
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