It has been FAR too long since I have posted anything on here but thought id share a few thoughts from my very soggy day out in London on Tuesday visiting Tate Modern and V&A.
Unfortunately the day passed me by much quicker than expected so planning on going back next week for a few exhibitions and to do street style shoots for my Tribes Project at Uni.
First off, we went to Tate Modern and saw the 'Unilever Series' by artist Ai Weiwei which was 100 million of these hand crafted porcelain Sunflower Seeds spread across the floor of the Turbine Hall - symbolising the geo-politics of cultural and economic exchange today.
During my time at the Tate I came across a small exhibition on a photographer called Bruce Davidson who shot a series of photographs in the early 1980's of people traveling on the New York subways. His intention was to show the beauty that co-insisted with the dangers on the subway and believed it to be a metaphor for the world he was living in.
Next was Swiss - born photographer Robert Frank and a collection of contact sheets from his book 'The Americans' as well as other autobiographical photographic imagery.
I loved how intimate his work is - especially the above print where he experiments with manipulation of the negative to create a completely different aesthetic.
Finally, an exhibition at the V&A called Shadow Catchers which I strongly advise people to go and see if you are interested in Photography! This is an exhibition surrounding the skill of creating imagery through light without using a camera - using techniques such as:
- Chemigrams,
- Gelatin- Silver Prints,
- Photograms,
- Digital C-Prints,
- Lumimograms,
& Dye Destruction.
Five photographic genius' work is displayed here, well worth £5 (£4 student)
