STUDENTS ON SHOW - Selected work
from the Hereford College of Art and Design National Diploma Photography
students
Michael Brimfield: Buckle
Current planned housing developments in Britain will have an irreversible
effect on the British Countryside. 'Buckle' subtly comments on the
physical impact this will have, making us reconsider our priorities
and the way we value our 'green and pleasant land'.
Martin Harris: Whiteway Colony
Whiteway Colony was founded in 1898 on Tolstoyan principles by
a group of young men and women known as the Croydon Anarchists.
No two of the approximately 60 houses that were built are the same
and changes to their appearance over the years mirror the changed
aspirations of their inhabitants and the changed political climate
in the UK.
David Bishop: Dairyman
Accompanying a local milkman on his early morning round, David
discovered the diverse and at times bizarre relationship Tony Schmidt
'The Dairyman' enters with his clients. A declining profession his
round is more eventful than one imagines and the notes and messages
left by people on their doorsteps for Tony make delightful reading.
David has captured a relationship hovering between the professional
and the intensely personal and human.
Guy Stephens: They Sleep
This piece of work that was inspired by journeys through suburbia
in the early hours of the morning. Intense in its atmosphere and
colour, the images refer to the eerie calm surrounding people's
homes.
Kirsten Bowkett: Addiction
A harrowing and sympathetic portrayal of a young family in Herefordshire
whose lives revolve around Heroin. Despite the predictable signs
and consequences of drug abuse, we see a close and caring family
unit giving us a sense of perspective other than the usual stereotypes
perpetuated by the media.
Louise Sunderland: My Family
Rediscovered old family slides provided the basis for this exploration
of past and personal identity. A sense of memory and loss pervades
this highly visual and evocative work allowing us to discover fragments
of a puzzle we all can relate to.
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