New fine art photo collective to exhibit at Fringe Festival
Six emerging photographers will explore surrealist themes
Photo by Yoshimi Lee
BRIGHTON, 1 September 2010 — A collective of six emerging fine art photographers announced today its first exhibition which will explore surreal and subconscious themes.
The exhibition, entitled “Unexpected”, will be showcased during this fall’s Brighton Photo Fringe festival at the Brighton Media Centre.
“Brighton Photo Fringe is such a brilliant opportunity to exhibit our new work to the photographic community and lovers of the medium,” said Gillian Alexandra Kalisky, one of the members of Group 2, a photographic collective formed during a postgraduate photography course at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Other Group 2 members include Chloé Jafé, Sunok Kang, Milly Vinogradoff-Kellner, Marta Lamovsek, and Yoshimi Lee.
The exhibition seeks to explore the surreal — the concepts our subconscious examines while we dream but are not commonly found in the observed world. Unexpected asks the viewer to look deeper into the urban landscape, face death and birth, and to accept the uncomfortably extraordinary.
“I haven’t seen any surrealist photography around for a while,” said Brighton Media Centre Gallery Manager Vanessa Jones. “I am personally very excited to see what this talented group of photographers have to add to the genre in Unexpected.”
“Unexpected” opens 17 October and will run through 25th October (Private View Saturday 16th October 6-9pm) at the Brighton Media Centre: 15-17 Middle Street BN1 1AL.
About Group 2
Group 2 is a photographic collective formed under the auspices of the postgraduate photography course at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Composed of a group of six, internationally diverse women the Group 2 artists are early-career photographers whose recent work has been purchased by institutions as well as private collections. While Group 2 seeks to collaborate and synchronize thematically, they each work independently of one another. Within Group 2 you will find a range of photographic process including traditional colour and black & white, historical processes, Polaroid, as well as digital and mixed media. Learn more by visiting the website at http://www.group2photo.com.
About Brighton Photo Fringe
Every two years Brighton Photo Fringe brings together a city-wide festival of exhibitions and events that runs alongside Brighton Photo Biennial. In 2008 Brighton Photo Fringe included 82 exhibitions, featured works by over 300 artists and had an audience of 45,000-50,000.
For 2010, Brighton Photo Fringe will coincide with Brighton Photo Biennial: New Documents, curated by the internationally recognised photographer, editor and curator Martin Parr. Brighton Photo Fringe works in partnership with Brighton Photo Biennial, collaborating on various projects and creating joint platforms, including the keynote open submission exhibition and portfolio reviews.
For further information, images or interview requests please contact:
Gillian Kalisky
Email: gillian@group2photo.com
Tel: 07890796529
Photo by Chloé Jafé
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