13 July — Saturday 31 August 2013 This exhibition was one expression of my involvement with Beaford Arts, being the second that fellow-trustee Liz Nicol and I co-curated (the first was the previous year at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter the previous year. It spanned past and present, identifying connections and signalling contrasts; it included photographs by James Ravilious, who lived and worked in North Devon during the 70’s and 80’s, together with the contemporary portraits of Cornish people by Colin Robins and Oli Udy. They share a common concern and affection for people and the patina of their everyday lives, yet they approach their subject differently. The result was a fascinating comparison, between periods of rural life in the South West and between attitudes and approaches to photography over four decades. CURATORS: RAVILIOUS Liz Nicol, Associate Professor in Photography, Plymouth University Martyn Warren, Visiting Research Fellow, Plymouth University UDY AND ROBINS David Chandler, Professor in Photography, Plymouth University |
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