Exhibition Launch: 52 Cameras in 52 Weeks
From: 25th June 2021 5:00 pm
To: 17th July 2021 5:00 pm
Artcore Gallery, Albert Street, Derby, UKHashtag
About
You are invited to the exhibition launch of 52 Cameras in 52 Weeks by the fantastic photographer Tony Kemplen. The exhibition celebrates 52 photographs and the corresponding cameras used to make them. The photographs represent a wide range of cameras, techniques and subjects, and Tony’s approach to image-making is every bit as important as the technical aspects of the project.
During the evening there will be refreshments available, the artist Tony Kemplen will also be there for you to celebrate with and ask any questions about the exhibition.
Details
Exhibition Launch: Friday 25 June 2021, 5-8pm
Exhibition Dates: 25 June – July 17 2021
Opening Times: Monday – Saturday, 11am-5pm
About the Exhibition
Tony Kemplen has been collecting cameras for over 50 years and in 2010 he decided to use them. For a decade, he has used a different film camera each week of the year – 522 cameras in 10 years. Since 2011, he has also written a monthly column about the project for Amateur Photographer Magazine. This exhibition therefore straddles the worlds of contemporary art and amateur photography.
52 Cameras in 52 Weeks comprises a selection of these photographs and the corresponding cameras used to make them. The cameras and the photos represent a wide range of cameras, techniques and subjects, and Tony’s approach to image-making is every bit as important as the technical aspects of the project.
About the Artist – Tony Kemplen
Tony Kemplen has exhibited work in Babel at Ikon Gallery in 1999; Encyclopaedia Mundi in 2003 – an ambitious touring project shown in Leeds, Derby and Lancaster, which came to QUAD’s predecessor Q Arts; created work for Futuresonic, the Sheffield Pavilion at Istanbul Biennale in 2009 and for other festivals; and created and exhibited work as part of ‘utk’, a collaboration with three other artists. He has also made a large number of artists’ books, many of them now in national collections.
About Artcore
Artcore is an international centre for contemporary art and creativity based in Derby, UK. It is home to Artcore Gallery, studios and work spaces as well as a shop and cafe. A vibrant hub for commissioning, production, presentation and debate, we offer opportunities for diverse audiences to engage directly with creative practices through participation and discussion.
52 Cameras in 52 Weeks launches on Friday 25 June 5-8pm
Book your slot via this link.
