Edition #006

EDITION FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE#006

EDITION FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE#006

Editorial team Hannah Booth Iam Burn Nat Wilkins Technical team Michael Daglish Special thanks to University of Sunderland, Photography, Video and Digitial Imaging Students for their submissions.

EDITION Edition is a fine art photography magazine from University of Sunderland students at Northern Centre of Photography.

This magazine acts as a platform for our students to get their work out to a wider audience. In this issue we showcase a range of students’ work, working in a variety of different mediums; ranging from traditional chemical and digital through to alternative processes.

This issue marks the start of big things to come. We would like to welcome a new editor to the team, Iam Burn. With his input we hope to see the continued success of Edition over this coming year.

As One This is a body of work focussed on collective and individual female identities and the way that they are portrayed, perceived and embodied.

The influential role of the media and themes of celebrity status, sexual confidence, self worth, social and personal identity and the visual perception of women are explored.

The photographer becomes the photographed through this series and utilises studio lighting, wigs, make up, posing and wardrobe to build individual characters. One specific quality that ties each image together is the direct eye contact between the character and the audience, which builds tension and a sense of familiarity between the two.

BETH PARNABY

AS ONE

BETH PARNABY

AS ONE

BETHANY WHITTAKER

SUBMERSION

Submersion “Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides� - Lao Tzu We are born, we die. Are we born again, do we die again? Is life cyclical?

The sea holds connotations of loneliness, peace and serenity.

In Ancient Greece, the sea was used as a metaphor to represent life and death. Seawater represented life, fertility, vitality and purification. In dreams it represents the subconscious and unconscious mind. Now we often tie the sea to our own emotions, we see anger in rough seas and tranquillity in a quiet tide.

To go back to the sea is to consider where we came from and question our existence in its entirety.

This video piece may be viewed here

CHRIS SYKES

THREE MINUTES TO CHANGE A LIFE

Three Minutes to Change a Life Three Minutes to Change A Life was shot on 5x4 colour film using a homemade pinhole camera. The images took three minutes to expose, roughly the same time it took the artist to escape the Asian Tsunami in 2004 when visiting Phuket, Thailand. Chris’s work tries to explore the trauma he suffered at the time and the guilt he carried for a number of years through the series of pinhole images.

CHRIS SYKES

THREE MINUTES TO CHANGE A LIFE

CHRIS SYKES

THREE MINUTES TO CHANGE A LIFE

ANTONIA BARRACLOUGH

LIMINAL LANDSCAPES

Liminal Landscapes In between the miscellany of city skylines there are empty spaces; patches of land left in a limbo state, yet there is a cry out for development within them. Questions are left unanswered about these spaces allowing them to lose their identity and sense of purpose. The photos in this series exposes these spaces.

Drought 71% of the Earth’s surface consists of water. Fresh water accounts for 3.5% of that.

Fresh water is a natural resource and a much needed commodity, not only as a life source but as a integral part of manufacturing processes and irrigating crops and plants. Many take it for granted and as a result, it is overused. The impact of the excessive use is resulting in a depletion of the supply and a disruption in the natural water cycle.

Despite the vast quantity of salt water available for consumption, a drought of freshwater would have catastrophic effects on the ecosystem.

Sea water is too saline to drink, too erosive to use in processing and manufacturing and lacks the composition to sustain healthy crops and plant life. It is possible to treat salt water, however, the process increases the carbon output which, in turn, has a bigger contribution to global warming.

The inspiration for this work came from a desire to represent the corrosive nature of salt water on the environment. Rather than using standard images of places and objects that would be affected, an experimental process was used to discover the effect that salt water would have on the images when using print chemicals mixed with that water. As a further step, the negatives were used to cultivate salt crystals resulting in representative images of the damage that can be caused by this process.

JONO CLARKE

DROUGHT

JONO CLARKE

DROUGHT

MARA ACOMA

HIS MISSING VOICE

His Missing Voice When a family member disappears from the home, friends and family often rally round to provide support for those remaining.

There will be tea and sympathy, cuddles and a shoulder to cry on. Yet it’s not always possible to explain what is happening to all members of the household. What if you’re only small, can’t speak and only understand a few words? What if someone who your world revolves around disappears, and no one can explain why or what is happening? What if you are covered in fur and your human is suddenly not there?

KATIE GORDON-RUSSELL

THE FARMER

The Farmer This piece of work explores a farmer’s life, showing all the elements, from home life to working out on the farm. I have been able to work closely with the farmer and his wife and explored all the aspects to farming. By photographing in black and white, I have been able to capture the rawness and harsh reality of farming life. I wish to continue this project, but on a larger scale, looking in more depth at how farming contributes to our communities as a whole.

This digital book may be viewed here

KATIE GORDON-RUSSELL

THE FARMER

NG13 ‘Monachopsis – The subtle, but persistent feeling of being out of place’ Growing up in Nottingham her whole life, the transition of moving to Sunderland left the photographer feeling lost and out of place. NG13 represents the dislocation she experienced with the move, contrasting seascapes against thoughts and memories from the artist’s past. Of time spent living with the people in a place which cam be definted as home.

DANNI HARPER

NG13

Wychwood Road, Bingham – November 2011 Every week, I took my neighbour’s dog for a walk. When reaching the house at the end of my street, an elderly woman stared out.

She followed me round to the back of the garden, standing behind the shed to get a better view.

Theatre Royal, Nottingham – 22nd December 2006, 2pm Our family tradition was attending the pantomime every year. This time, I was chosen to among other children to go on stage with the actors. Although I had just received a flute, I told them I wanted a bike lock for Christmas.

DANNI HARPER

NG13

The Banks, Bingham – 27th December 2014, 1am It started snowing heavily on our walk home from the party. Wearing inappropriate footwear, my feet were sodden, losing all feeling in them, they went red raw and numb.

Let There Be Drums Ray Laidlaw was one of the founding members of Lindisfarne, a legendary folk rock band from North East England. When the band decided to break up, Ray and Billy Mitchell decided to go on the road telling the “Lindisfarne Story�.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ray and photographing both Ray and Billy during rehearsals for their 2014 Christmas show. Let There Be Drums is the result of this meeting.

DREANA BULMER-THOMPSON

LET THERE BE DRUMS

DREANA BULMER-THOMPSON

LET THERE BE DRUMS

BRYCE MARSHALL

INDUSTRIAL VANDALISM

Industrial Vandalism Taken around my hometown, Industrial Vandalism explores the stories of those who have lost their jobs during the steelworks’ closure in Redcar during Autumn 2015.

This multimedia piece may be viewed here

BRYCE MARSHALL

INDUSTRIAL VANDALISM

LOIS WALKER

THE MEAL

The Meal The Point by poet Kate Tempest is all about the fear of repetitiveness.

Every day is the same and the fear that we are wasting time is voiced through the lines of the poem.

The Meal tells a story of two characters, seemingly linked together in an abusive relationship with no certain end. Telling a non-linear narrative of jumbled events representing the madness and fear that comes with being stuck in a violent cycle.

KIERAN CARTER

I FEEL FREEDOM

I Feel Freedom A young girl is taken to a dark place. Hidden from the world until one day she found the strength to break free from the twisted experiments that 2 men had done to her. Finally breaking out of the house, she felt the freedom; little did she know it was not going to be for long. After finding that she was not going anywhere she decided to fight back. Attacking the first man she makes a run for the garage exit. That was not her exit‌

Escapism I created a series of landscapes photographed using a Hasselblad medium format camera of places that people go to escape from a situation or issue that is going on within their life. My film was damaged during processing however I chose to use this to my advantage to develop my project. I therefore created a series of damaged landscapes some accidental and others intentionally.

By representing the contrast of these stereotypical ‘beautiful’ landscapes with the decay of print. The damaged processing parts of the images therefore represent the issue that a person is trying to escape from and questioning whether you actually do or if the issue still does exist.

NATALIE LAYDON

ESCAPISM

NATALIE LAYDON

ESCAPISM

NATALIE LAYDON

ESCAPISM

Little Pink Leotards In this project I looked into Olivia’s daily life and how ballet is a main influence in this. I focused on how much ballet takes place within her home, and then on the stage; which I have represented through studio shots. This is to give the impression of the practices that lead to the fully perfected studio poses. This project demonstrates that even if you are born with a talent, you still need to put a lot of effort into making it a success.

EMMA FIDLER

LITTLE PINK LEOTARDS

JONATHAN CLEGG

RECREATED ALBUM ARTWORK

Recreated Album Artwork Music shapes us. Pictures shape Music.

JESSICA PENALUNA

HIDDEN

Hidden This body of work highlights the concern some mothers face while breastfeeding in public and the negative stigmas attached. The scarfs in this series represent the line for the mother to hide behind; a boundary between personal space and public space.

Six of the Best Six of the Best was inspired by the poem “My Dad’s New Belt” by John Hegley. The poem, only five lines in length, smacks you in the eye as it discusses his Dad and how he would lose his temper with his children and resort to corporal punishment. Expanding it further I looked at punishments meted out to children by teachers, family members, club leaders etc. I remember from my own school days how some teachers had no control over their emotions and failed to communicate with the pupils. This usually ended with some measure of violence.

Remembering the images from my childhood, the memories loomed large in my mind. They seemed to be bigger than my mind could cope with.

IAM BURN

SIX OF THE BEST

IAM BURN

SIX OF THE BEST

Like The Good Old Days Like The Good Old Days explores my retired dad looking back on his former days as a chef.

The series includes images of his continuing passion for cooking, his old uniform and equipment. He shares his stories, skills and tricks of the trade.

Ambient sounds capture the essence of his character and the atmosphere of the busy kitchen environment. This gives a quick insight to the catering business and my dad’s trade and 30 years of his life.

This multimedia piece may be viewed here

KATHRYN MILLER

LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

KATHRYN MILLER

LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Now Woman power is Black power is Human Power is always feeling my heart beats as my eyes open as my hands move as my mouth speaks I am are you Ready.

- Audre Lorde The horizon in the background is something we can all strain towards but which we are never able to touch. Much like power, it is always present and shapes everything we do.

The rope was designed to give the subject a force to resist against. I wanted to demonstrate the raw force and power which is located in our bodies, whilst creating the idea of resistance and struggle. Although for Lorde, the issues surrounding power and resistance came from a long history of black feminist thought and activism, I felt that the poem spoke not only to my own struggles with contemporary power dynamics, but continues to be incredibly relevant for people working in activist circles today.

JOSEFIN BENGTSSON

NOW

REBEKAH KITCHELL

34 SOUTH STREET

34 South Street My parents began fostering in 1995, at the age of 40 and 49, initially to provide a good life for me, their 3-year-old daughter at the time. Both had retired on health grounds and were unable to return to their previous jobs as teachers. They spent a long time considering their options; they didn’t want their occupational pensions to be their main source of income.

Having a background in working with children, both in teaching and in social work, they decided foster care was the obvious choice, giving them the chance to be self employed, work from home while at the same time helping to improve the lives of less fortunate children and young people.

34 South Street follows my parents and foster brothers, closely documenting their daily activities and struggles. I hope to shed a more truthful light on foster care. On how busy but rewarding the job is.

This digital book may be viewed here

REBEKAH KITCHELL

34 SOUTH STREET

HANNAH BOOTH

PLOT D2

Plot D2 Plot D2 follows the life of Bill Dixon within his allotment and the surrounding community.

After having the allotment space for over a decade, the work documents his story and the love and care he has put into his garden over the years.

This digital book may be viewed here

HANNAH BOOTH PLOT D2

Inadequate We are a collection of memories. These memories are just constant re-evaluations and interpretations of past experiences. We can only communicate so much, things get lost in translation. We barely know our complete selves, never mind others. When people speak to us of themselves, by watching them, by communicating with them and connecting with them, we create an imaginary version of them in our minds in order to attain mutual understanding.

We fill in gaps and imagine what we think reality is according to the sum of all our experiences but never truly know another, we rather make each other up.

How we re-create ourselves shapes our thought, the value of I.

MARIA FERRIE

INADEQUATE

MARIA FERRIE

INADEQUATE

MARIA FERRIE

INADEQUATE

Beth Parnaby As One bethparnaby@hotmail.co.uk www.bethparnaby.com

Bethany Whittaker Submersion www.bethanywhittaker.co.uk

Chris Sykes Three Minutes to Change a Life chrsyk@hotmail.com www.chrissykesphotography.com

Antonia Barraclough Liminal Landscapes azbarraclough@gmail.com www.antoniabarraclough.com

Jono Clarke Drought jono_clarke@me.com

CONTRIBUTORS Mara Acoma His Missing Voice

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mara@maraacoma.com www.maraacoma.com

Katie Gordon-Russell The Farmer katiegordonrussell@gmail.com

Danni Harper NG13 danni.harper@hotmail.co.uk

Dreana Bulmer-Thompson Let There Be Drums dreanabt@gmail.com www.facebook.com/DBT-photograhy-1430119753965194

Bryce Marshall Industrial Vandalism bryce.marshall95@googlemail.com

Lois Walker The Meal loiswalker536@gmail.com www.thisismypatch.com

Kieran Carter I Feel Freedom kcarterarts@outlook.com www.facebok.com/KCarter-Arts-356496197842613

Nataile Laydon Escapism natalie.laydon@hotmail.com

Emma Fidler Little Pink Leotards emma.fidler@hotmail.co.uk

Jonothan Clegg Recreated Album Artwork jjmusic@jonathanclegg.co.uk www.facebook.com/jjcleggphotography

CONTRIBUTORS Jessica Penaluna Hidden

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jessicapenaluna@hotmail.co.uk

Iam Burn Six of the best iamburn@btinternet.com

Kathryn Miller Like the Good Old Days kathmi123@live.com www.kathrynmiller.wordpress.com

Josefin Bengtsson Now josefinbengtssonphoto@gmail.com www.josefinbengtsson.co.uk

Rebekah Kitchell 34 South Street rebekahannekitchell@gmail.com www.rebekahkitchell.com

Hannah Booth Plot D2 hannah.booth95@live.co.uk

Maria Ferrie Inadequate mariaferrie@me.com

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