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Gary Haigh
Hope your exhibitions go really well for you both.
Arles 2013
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Turtle
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I can think of few other places where a person's work is seen by such an array of professional photographers, amateurs, curators, critics, journalists and members of the public. Thoughts become a blizzard and it will take time to process everything that has been said and consider what it all means.
I'm thrilled by the feedback thus far, but its not always a smooth ride. There are as many motivations as there are opinions and one can expect to hear (or catch scent of) them all. It seems the art world is a battleground and some people are out to trip you up or see that you pursue the path they have decreed is best. I've encountered astonishing arrogance and empathy just moments apart and at times it has been quite amusing to see how some visitors' visits to YOUR exhibition are all about THEM, their careers, visions and view on what photography and art should be. Disagree at your peril. However, overall it has been wonderful and I'll have probably had a few thousand visitors over the week when all is said and done.
Not everyone really looks. Not everyone cares, but some visitors stunned me with their interest, insight and support. It has been an incredible experience, especially when one sees someone visiting for the third or fourth time with new friends they have brought along each time.
I'm thrilled by the feedback thus far, but its not always a smooth ride. There are as many motivations as there are opinions and one can expect to hear (or catch scent of) them all. It seems the art world is a battleground and some people are out to trip you up or see that you pursue the path they have decreed is best. I've encountered astonishing arrogance and empathy just moments apart and at times it has been quite amusing to see how some visitors' visits to YOUR exhibition are all about THEM, their careers, visions and view on what photography and art should be. Disagree at your peril. However, overall it has been wonderful and I'll have probably had a few thousand visitors over the week when all is said and done.
Not everyone really looks. Not everyone cares, but some visitors stunned me with their interest, insight and support. It has been an incredible experience, especially when one sees someone visiting for the third or fourth time with new friends they have brought along each time.
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Turtle
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Because Roger and Turtle are extremely famous.
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Roger Hicks
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There is nothing I can add to this except that the actual image size for the digi prints was 24x36cm (just under 10x15 inches) on Ilford A3+ paper in 40x50cm (16x20 inch) frames. Frances's silver halide prints varied more in size (different formats) but were printed on Ilford Art 300 12x16 inch paper.
Cheers,
R.
Roger Hicks
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A quick summary:
Tom's exhibition was a few doors from ours, and rather different: an established venue and on the ground floor. Ours was in a cellar, though admittedly a very big and rather magnificent 17th century cellar at 4x10 metres, 12x30 feet. Exhibitions in cellars are common during the Rencontres, and few are that big. It was also the first time there'd been an exhibition in that space. We did OK but I'd have been happier to do better. Well, who wouldn't?
Putting on an exhibition like this is more work than you can imagine, but (as Tom says) extremely rewarding. We got a lot of good advice from many people, including the owner of what I believe to be the oldest purely photographic gallery in France: see http://www.vraisreves.com/
Armed with what we've learned this year we're already planning next year's exhibitions. The proprietor of La Caverne d'Ali Baba (the venue) has said that next year he'll clear the main shop, opening straight off the street, as gallery space. That'll be our last exhibition there: being the only photographer(s) in a single gallery is good for neither the gallery nor the photographer.
If anyone is in Arles in the next few weeks, the exhibition is on until August 20th, when we'll be there to take it down.
Cheers,
R.
Tom's exhibition was a few doors from ours, and rather different: an established venue and on the ground floor. Ours was in a cellar, though admittedly a very big and rather magnificent 17th century cellar at 4x10 metres, 12x30 feet. Exhibitions in cellars are common during the Rencontres, and few are that big. It was also the first time there'd been an exhibition in that space. We did OK but I'd have been happier to do better. Well, who wouldn't?
Putting on an exhibition like this is more work than you can imagine, but (as Tom says) extremely rewarding. We got a lot of good advice from many people, including the owner of what I believe to be the oldest purely photographic gallery in France: see http://www.vraisreves.com/
Armed with what we've learned this year we're already planning next year's exhibitions. The proprietor of La Caverne d'Ali Baba (the venue) has said that next year he'll clear the main shop, opening straight off the street, as gallery space. That'll be our last exhibition there: being the only photographer(s) in a single gallery is good for neither the gallery nor the photographer.
If anyone is in Arles in the next few weeks, the exhibition is on until August 20th, when we'll be there to take it down.
Cheers,
R.
Richard Pickup
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Thanks for the info!
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Best of luck Roger, I have been distracted and not reading RFF often, so somehow I have let another year slide without visiting, so I can merely wish you the sincerest of warm feelings with the good luck.
You may recall the number of years since PhotoForum, I am not quite sure, but I believe our discourse goes back to the days you lived further North.
I hate positive connections slipping away, and I have not seen Jorge from Uruapan in years as well, but I can assure you that a print of Jorge, you and Francis sits in his office.
It is hard to travel, and my friends in Europe seem to move further from each other each year, so it becomes more difficult to arrange a curcuit, but still a possibility.
I appreciate serious thoughts and writing with a passion with knowledge for the medium, so I look forward to your posting of a catalog of your exhibit.
All the best, John
You may recall the number of years since PhotoForum, I am not quite sure, but I believe our discourse goes back to the days you lived further North.
I hate positive connections slipping away, and I have not seen Jorge from Uruapan in years as well, but I can assure you that a print of Jorge, you and Francis sits in his office.
It is hard to travel, and my friends in Europe seem to move further from each other each year, so it becomes more difficult to arrange a curcuit, but still a possibility.
I appreciate serious thoughts and writing with a passion with knowledge for the medium, so I look forward to your posting of a catalog of your exhibit.
All the best, John
