Whilst I have been preparing for assignment two, which I have found more that challenging, I took the opportunity to visit Beyond The Image. This is a gallery based in Thornham Magna, about and hours drive away. I had heard of the gallery from the internet as I am always searching for galleries which are relatively local, it is just finding the time to visit more - something that I will be trying harder to do.
Beyond The Image is run by a group of seven photographers who wanted to exhibit their own work as well as give something back to the community. The gallery is situated in a converted barn with original flint walls and is run by a purely voluntary basis by the group members.
Exhibitions are shown on a quarterly basis and I went to view the current show, Topsy Turvy. It is all about how we view things and how just by photographing one thing and rotating the image 180 degrees, it looks like something completely different.
This shot by Richard Lewis appears at first glance to show a waterside scene and its reflection. On closer inspection you then realise that the top half of the frame is actually the reflection and the bottom half is the literal scene. The composition and attention to detail are spot on. This is the only example of the work exhibited that I could find online, which I am rather disappointed about. Other pieces included what looked like tall industrial chimneys reaching up into the sky with smoke billowing around hem. They were actually in fact a close up of pillars holding up a structure in the sea with water swirling around the base of the. The original image had been turned upside down to appear as something else.
I really like the unique concepts shown at this exhibiton and it really made me think about how I view things. I has also made me more aware of really looking at things and not accepting how they first appear. We are all guilty of rushing through life barely giving things a second glance and I particularly enjoyed how this exhibition made you think and analyse each piece.
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