Saturday, 30 October 2010
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Michael Tummings' HUNTERS project
Hidden by Michael Tummings
“This moment is full of tension, loaded with possibility and suspended silence”.
The hunter waits in silence, stilling his movement and reducing his breath to a minimum. Waiting and watching, he attempts to become invisible, to disappear into the natural background. Here, the external and internal noises, the distractions of modernity, are cancelled out in a single moment– a spasm of time that is irreversible.
Hidden captures man’s engagement with nature through a close examination of the practice of hunting. Hunting lies at the foundation of human survival. These unflinching photographs capture the human element in the ritualized killing of animals. Their focus is on authentic, observed moments that have been shaped by tradition, and which are still practiced in the modern world.
Increasingly, our access to nature is designated as a cultural activity. Nature functions as construct of the imagination, where it is romanticized as pure and harmonious. But nature itself is marked by decay and violence. While hunting posits man as an external source of violence, the culling of animals maintains the balance and diversity of the landscape – even as it domesticates the landscape into an elaborate garden.
These photographs reference the classic European tradition of paintings depicting the hunt, in addition to 20th century photographic portraiture. The rituals and divisions of class are inherent to the images in Hidden, as are both the modernization and preservation of tradition. Employing 5 x 4 analogue photography, the series uses a detached camera eye to observe the social dynamics of the group, its rituals, and the ways in which they are infused with meaning.
Michael Tummings is a Munich, Germany based artist.
http://www.fractionmagazine.com/artist/michaeltummings
“This moment is full of tension, loaded with possibility and suspended silence”.
The hunter waits in silence, stilling his movement and reducing his breath to a minimum. Waiting and watching, he attempts to become invisible, to disappear into the natural background. Here, the external and internal noises, the distractions of modernity, are cancelled out in a single moment– a spasm of time that is irreversible.
Hidden captures man’s engagement with nature through a close examination of the practice of hunting. Hunting lies at the foundation of human survival. These unflinching photographs capture the human element in the ritualized killing of animals. Their focus is on authentic, observed moments that have been shaped by tradition, and which are still practiced in the modern world.
Increasingly, our access to nature is designated as a cultural activity. Nature functions as construct of the imagination, where it is romanticized as pure and harmonious. But nature itself is marked by decay and violence. While hunting posits man as an external source of violence, the culling of animals maintains the balance and diversity of the landscape – even as it domesticates the landscape into an elaborate garden.
These photographs reference the classic European tradition of paintings depicting the hunt, in addition to 20th century photographic portraiture. The rituals and divisions of class are inherent to the images in Hidden, as are both the modernization and preservation of tradition. Employing 5 x 4 analogue photography, the series uses a detached camera eye to observe the social dynamics of the group, its rituals, and the ways in which they are infused with meaning.
Michael Tummings is a Munich, Germany based artist.
http://www.fractionmagazine.com/artist/michaeltummings
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Inna Mim is the one to watch!
http://www.dutchdesignweek.nl/event.php?lang=en&id=1696
Inna Mim
Exhibition, Multidisciplinary
Inna Mim is a young Russian designer, currently residing in the Netherlands. Her designs unite traditional Russian elements with Dutch Design.
The installation The Flying Dress highlights her MIM shoes in a spectacular fashion. The dress – which got rave reviews in Moscow and now makes its debut outside Russia – floats through space, while the MIM shoes keep contact with the earth. The shoes are made out of a single piece of leather that shapes itself after the feet of the wearer. The simple, functional design accentuates the connection with the earth.
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Sainted Maries de la Mer
South of France by Lomo Kompakt.
WE went to Arles, France for the Les Rencontres d'Arles photo festival.
I took part in the portfolio review (waste of money, honestly). Rest of the time we drunk Stella, Rose, photographed Arles famous white horses and chilled by the beach.
South of France by Lomo Kompakt.
WE went to Arles, France for the Les Rencontres d'Arles photo festival.
I took part in the portfolio review (waste of money, honestly). Rest of the time we drunk Stella, Rose, photographed Arles famous white horses and chilled by the beach.
South of France by Lomo Kompakt.
Thursday, 26 August 2010
more of LAKE DISTRICT
more HORIZON panoramic shots from UK paradise land.
100% analogue, Kodak pro Foto 100 film.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Lomography prizes
Just get my Lomographic goodies. Emptied up £105 worth piggy bank. Those piggy pounds have accumulated in the past 3 months for the different photo contests I have won and Lomo Locations I have submitted.
1) case for Lomo Kompakt camera.
2) flash fro LCA or Diana cameras.
3) lomography tea set.
1) case for Lomo Kompakt camera.
2) flash fro LCA or Diana cameras.
3) lomography tea set.
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