.In October 2018 we were able to visit Brighton for the Photo Biennual which is a series of free exhibitions dotted around Brighton that all showed interpretations of a common theme. This year the theme was 'A new Europe', named in the wake of the ongoing talk of Brexit and immigration. We were able to see photographers different interpretations of this topic in three different exhibitions and also how they chose to display their work.
One thing that I noticed at each exhibition was that the photographers names were not put next to each other like you would normally see in most gallery's. I started to question if this was maybe done to create detachment from the images resembling the detachment people take from issues like immigration.
Harley Weir.
Harley Weirs exhibition showed images of a refugee camp before and after demolition. the heart wrenching images were printed on a light, almost see-through, fabric perhaps to show how fragile the lives and homes of the refugees were. this was my favourite exhibition as it was the most interestingly set. it was put up in an church with he images hanging form the pillars. To me this was very unexpected and innovative.
Robin Maddock
Robin Maddocks echibition titles 'Nothing We Cant Fix By Running Away' showed to raw truth of the affects of the UK's relationship with Europe and the idea of national identity. This echibition was placed inside an old tattoo shop. i think this gave the affect that the issues shownn within the exhibition are often overlooked just as we would pass the tattoo shop and not bother looking inside to see that it is infat a gallery.
Émeric Lhuisset
ÉEmeric Lhuisset's gallery consisted of multiply cyonotypes that later inspired us to create our own cyanotye exhibition on the beach.