Brighton Photo Biennial
2008
Friday 3rd
October to Sunday 16th November
Brighton Photo Biennial returns for its largest Biennial yet,
expanding its boundaries both conceptually and geographically on the previous two
events; with ten curated exhibitions across the South East at venues in Battle,
Chichester, Portsmouth, Winchester and consolidating its presence with three
exhibitions in Brighton. This year’s collaboration presents photography in its
most expanded form, referencing related platforms including the performative,
moving images, mobile technologies and web-based work.
BPB would also like to thank its core partners the University of
Brighton, Photoworks and the Arts Council England for their continued support. For
2008, BPB would like to welcome and introduce Guest Curator Julian Stallabrass,
a writer, a critic and a lecturer in modern and contemporary art at The
Courtauld Institute of Art, London; he is also a photographer who has exhibited
and published internationally. This year's theme:
Memory of Fire: the War of Images and Images
of War
Stallabrass explores photographic images of war, their making,
use and circulation, and their currency in contemporary society. The exhibitions
include images produced by more than thirty-five photojournalists, artists and
non-professionals, bringing together historical, contemporary and newly commissioned
photographic works covering the period from the Vietnam War all the way to the
present day conflicts in the Middle East.
Some of the photographers and artist exhibiting this year include:
Thomas Hirschhorn, Geert Van Kesteren, Frank Hurley, Harriet Logan, Simon
Norfolk, Paul Seawright and Philip Jones Griffiths.
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