On Wednesday 7th February our Year 12 Photography students visited the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. This is their second visit as part of a project that we are working on together. Andy Yates and Declan from the gallery talked to us in some depth about the exhibition of work by renowned artist/photographer Tom Wood. They gave us an insight into not only his work and what it is about, but also how the work was curated. Following this, students went out to re-create some of Tom Wood’s images, considering the content of the image, composition, light, and colour. On Friday 9th February Andy Yates came into school to continue working with our students. They discussed and selected a range of images that are now posted on a sharing website www.photostories.org.uk. The title of the project is ‘What are you doing at Pier Head Today? Whitby High School Workshop’.
You will see the results of the work produced in our November visit, please do take the time to have a look. Students will continue to develop work in response to Tom Wood and we also plan to embark on a project linked to Ellesmere Port. Students will be exhibiting their work in the Open Eye Gallery in June, an amazing and slightly daunting opportunity! You are likely to hear much more about this exciting project so watch this space!