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Contact Sheets - A Closer Look
Association of Photographers
Exhibition Open : 4 - 19 November 2009
Private View Evening : Wednesday 4 November, 18:30 - 21:00
The AOP Gallery is set to showcase a stunning array of contact sheets in its forthcoming exhibition, Contact Sheets: A Closer Look. Alongside two unseen contacts from AOP late member Patrick Lichfield but there will be work from 17 current AOP members.
From a contact sheet of Banksy at work to Gilbert & George at home, to experimental cross processing and stunning paladium contacts, to the famous Katie Price, Debbie Harry and the Duke of Windsor. The exhibition also looks back at the nostalgic scenes of the Covent Garden Market in 1968 and brings us an insiders view of the Royal Opera House.
Images will be on show from :
Alwyn Coates - Ben Rice - Chris Frazer Smith - Claudia Exchborn Clive Borsnell - Christine donnier Valentine - Duncan Caratacus Clark Elke Bock - Frank Herholdt - James Pfaff - Jillian Edelstein Jon Hall - Lorentz Gullachsen - Nick David - Patrick Lichfield Rene Van der Hulst - Rob Brimson - Robert Poll
As long as there has been photography there have been contact sheets. Once an essential component of the photographic process, their existence has diminished as the digital age progresses.
Contact sheets however, represent an important era in photography and are destined to become a significant part of photographic history. They possess an inherently precious quality, as they are not manipulated, an extreme rarity in this day and age. In addition, they provide us with an invaluable insight into the photographers’ method of thought, as well as revealing the largely unseen and fascinating editing process.
Notes to Editors
Contact Sheets - A Closer Look explores the variety of ways contact sheets have been used throughout the decades. An exciting array of contacts bought to you from the likes of Lichfield and the membership of the AOP.
For press images, latest news and further media opportunities contact Rachel Rogers or Kate Doyle :
E-mail : rachelr@aophoto.co.uk or kated@aophoto.co.uk
Telephone : 020-7749-4381
AOP Gallery
Address : 81 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4QS
Tube : Old Street
Telephone : +44-(0)20-7739-6669
Open : Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm
Admission : free
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