30 April 2005

Offices

I've now begun a new project surrounding the Office where I am looking for abandoned office blocks or no longer used parts of a company that is still in business.

I've felt a need for a while to look and deal with the corporate world in some kind of way within my photography. Having recently having friends suggest I should, I've now taken the plunge so to speak. So far I have covered two sites with more to follow. The development idea that I mentioned in the previous post, fell through, where the company turned me down. This development is the Eagle Centre extension in Derby/UK which is being constructed by the Westfield Group.

I have taken some sneeky photographs of this anyway, but I felt if I got permission to photograph I would be able to get better images than the ones I already have. Sadly not to be so far, but the person I spoke with has stated they will keep it in mind. We'll see!!!

I've also developed the film of the Main Centre area that has now been demolished for the above. Most of the images look fine, but unfortunatly in parts the film must have stuck and double exposed on three or four exposures. I've ended up with three satisfactory shots out of a 120 slide film used in a 6x7.

I have never really been a technical photographer in the sense of talking equipment, etc, I dislike this kind of attitude. I find it sometimes covers up the ideas and concepts of the image where those kind of photographers seem to more concerned in what size lens they have than what they use it for. Often achieving a very bland view of the world. Not to say they all do...

I'm just having a few words and Im sure I am not the first or last person to say it.

Anyway I better end it there for now.

all the best ....

25 April 2005

an interesting few days

Lost my mobile over the weekend, well I thought i did, it turned up in the end, a mixture of many things seem to make me go off on a search when in all it was sitting down the side of a chair hmmm i might say, had a semi mild few words with a friend and vise versa, must be the full moon having its effects... rise above i must say, but i always find it amazing, that the simpler the problem or issue around the time of full moon it increases it 200%...

well over the last few days I have been along to an artists seminar organised through AN magazine. very useful in parts but i felt could have been more inclined towards the individual rather than artists groups. Some very interesting works and talks... from G39 and Castlefield Gallery especially.

Starting on definate plans to make new works in which I have approached a shopping centre developer in Derby to take some photographs of the on going works, some how i have the feeling i may not get the chance, for one the particular developer has a rep of keeping things in house and being very secretive. I shall record it in this blog once I know and then and only then I will name the development.

Having once photographed inside the shopping centre when i was at University and being taken to the office by a security guard, thinking I was part of a plan of industrial spying.... I thought it was quite obvious I wasn't, a similar thing happened to me while outside the centre on green land area off their property, I was shouted at by another guard what are you doing,
"mid shot with a large format, taking a photograph of the car park area from outside", I was within my legal right then i think.

Over the last week a couple of exhibition possiblities have come my way where i will inform this blog soon once I know whats going on and that I will be doing them.

Anyway thats it for now from me.

19 April 2005

More Symbiosis Ensemble


Another photograph from the same night, it was an event part of Derby Jazz Week (see previous post)

The Symbiosis Ensemble


one of the photographs i took on Sunday 17 at Derby Dance Centre for and of The Symbiosis Ensemble which is the creation of Corey Mwamba. The theme of work performed surrounds the life and works of Ignatius Sancho
the first reported African to vote in Britain. (Go to the link to find out more)
I think this an important work to look out for where it reflects on contemporary society just as much as the past.

It was a great night of sounds and words, the ensemble worked

15 April 2005

The Journey



A journey that took place One and half years ago.
A few moments to view what was seen from the train.

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14 April 2005

a day of being called in part two

It was a good day today busy at the exhibition space in which I was invigilating the work of Don McCullin called Life Interrupted. A powerful photography exhibition on the HIV crisis in Southern Africa... its not a work you can be flippant about, where it puts any minor crisis I or others might write within these pages to shame. The work follows through from a previous document of McCullins and shows the people within the stages, months or year after taking Anti Viral drugs.

Here is a link to the online version through Christianaid of Don McCullin's Life Interrupted

It speaks for itself, check it out.

Sounds when I got home Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage LP and Nicole Conte 12

over and out

a day of being called in

Last minute callings to duty, well I did say yes, so I can't complain really. Anyway I have to write now. My recently aquired burns of 'JagaJassist' - The Stix and 'Lars Horntveth' - Pooka are being played to death, where the vinyl has gone to the way side for abit, but saying that 'Martha Whitney' Its My Thing Lp and 'Kim Weston's' Brothers and Sisters track have been both played at extreme volume of late so I'm not loosing the plot yet.

Been changing my website around a bit lately just forming things up, where I've seen things act differently in various computers, I think thats it for a while, but its on going. Writing proposals to galleries pushing my Waiting Room show, now in the waiting stage, also getting prepared for self employment June will be my starting point.

Anyway better finish off there for now, got to rush off in a minute or two. If I get the inspiration to write later I will.

11 April 2005

along the path


stuck on its own, part of my Waiting Room project research and obssession with housing.

stillness on the move


Travel photographs don't appeal to me, but taking photographs from a moving car or train do...

The Dust Collectors


The Dust Collectors (2004) (at Q-Gallery /Derby UK)

My favourite unsigned band, a wonderful mix of sound, visuals and words.


Just took a quick look around

My first post without a photograph attached...

Well I just took a quick look around the other blogs from the top bar,
didn't see anything i wanted to stop at, until the top bar disappeared.

I'm sure there is something of interest out there somewhere!?!

Spent Sunday invigilating at the gallery I do stuff with,
hardly anyone in, a shell of perusal. Drawing a comparison.

the prefab on the corner



i always remember walking by this place, when I lived nearby.
Always wondering whom lived there,
what went on, never witnessed
anyone coming in or out,
but it was always obvious someone did live there.

10 April 2005

nearby dunes



a meeting point of burnt offerings

open for business



want to buy some, fresh and delightful

views from where



the customers, locals and other clientele!