Landscapes - a particular type of fiction
by Phil Cosker
18 September - 24 October 2016
This exhibition of photographs to be shown on the Spires & Steeples Arts & Heritage Trail, Lincolnshire, is part of three touring exhibitions of Phil Cosker’s photographic work.
Landscapes – a particular type of fiction
September 18th – October 24th 2016
In the churchyards of:
All Saints, Branston. All Saints, Nocton. St Peter’s, Dunston.
St Oswald’s, Blankney. Holy Cross, Scopwick & St Clement’s, Rowston.
Each location will display a different single large image measuring ten feet by eight feet.
The hope is that visitors will visit each site to see the collection in its entirety.
Cosker made these photographs using glass plates exposed in a Thornton Pickard ‘Imperial’ half-plate bellows camera with a 47/8 120mm lens. The images were made between 1982 & 1984. He found the camera in a second-hand shop; there were dark slides but no film of any sort. By chance he found some unexposed boxes of Ilford Tri-colour plates in a cupboard in Hull School of Art & Design. After much experimentation he found he could use each plate separately and was able to control exposures to create these images.
Cosker says, “These very large images (magnificently printed by Rob Hodgson at Double Red) try to capture the volume and sense of space in the locations in which they were made. In some ways, though very different in content, they make reference to the beauty and mystery in Atget’s work (the pioneering French photographer 1857-1927). The acuity of the lens and the capture of the passage of time in a still frame offer a particular way of seeing. But of course what we see in these large photographs is not what is, or was there, but a fiction, an imagination of passing time and place. Beyond that - to me they are beautiful – I hope you agree.”
All work is for sale. Editions of the work are available in bespoke sizes and prices on application. Free entry.
Landscapes – a particular type of fiction
September 18th – October 24th 2016
In the churchyards of:
All Saints, Branston. All Saints, Nocton. St Peter’s, Dunston.
St Oswald’s, Blankney. Holy Cross, Scopwick & St Clement’s, Rowston.
Each location will display a different single large image measuring ten feet by eight feet.
The hope is that visitors will visit each site to see the collection in its entirety.
Cosker made these photographs using glass plates exposed in a Thornton Pickard ‘Imperial’ half-plate bellows camera with a 47/8 120mm lens. The images were made between 1982 & 1984. He found the camera in a second-hand shop; there were dark slides but no film of any sort. By chance he found some unexposed boxes of Ilford Tri-colour plates in a cupboard in Hull School of Art & Design. After much experimentation he found he could use each plate separately and was able to control exposures to create these images.
Cosker says, “These very large images (magnificently printed by Rob Hodgson at Double Red) try to capture the volume and sense of space in the locations in which they were made. In some ways, though very different in content, they make reference to the beauty and mystery in Atget’s work (the pioneering French photographer 1857-1927). The acuity of the lens and the capture of the passage of time in a still frame offer a particular way of seeing. But of course what we see in these large photographs is not what is, or was there, but a fiction, an imagination of passing time and place. Beyond that - to me they are beautiful – I hope you agree.”
All work is for sale. Editions of the work are available in bespoke sizes and prices on application. Free entry.
Altered Festival 2015
2 - 25 May
Downloadable Flyer: http://www.artsnk.org/wp-content/uploads/Altered-Flyer.pdf
Davy & Kristin McGuire, Ophelia's Ghost (2014)
St. James's, Aveland Way, Aslackby, Lincolnshire, NG34 0HZ
Saturday 2 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 3 May 11.00 – 19.00
Monday 4 May 11.00 – 19.00
Martin Smith, Machines in the Trees (2013)
St. Mary Magdalene, Church End, Gedney, PE12 0BJ
Saturday 2 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 3 May 11.00 – 19.00
Monday 4 May 11.00 – 19.00
Dan Fox, Filharmonic (2014)
St Andrew, B.V.M & St Nicholas, Helpringham Road, Burton Pedwardine, NG34 0BX
Saturday 9 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 10 May 10.00 – 19.00
Pat Van Boeckel, Entering a New World (2013)
St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Street, Heckington, NG34 9RF
Saturday 9 May 10.00 – 18.00
SatURDAY 9 MAY late night showing 22.30 – 23.30
Sunday 10 May 12.30 – 19.00
William Lindley, Shadow Play (2014)
All Saints', Greetwell Road, Greetwell, LN3 4NG
Saturday 9 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 10 May 10.00 – 16.00
Katy Armes, NoThing
St. Mary's, South Street, Swineshead, PE20 3JD
Saturday 16 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 17 May 11.30 – 19.00
EMILIE VOIRIN, PIETA (2013)
St Peter and St Paul's, High Street, Burgh le Marsh, PE24 5JL
Saturday 23 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 24 May 11.00 – 19.00
Monday 25 May 11.00 – 19.00
Lynn Dennison & Gen Doy, When will our fields be seen, our church bells heard? (2014)
All Saints, Vicarage Lane, Grasby, DN38 6AU
Saturday 23 May 10.00 – 19.00
Sunday 24 May 11.00 – 19.00
Monday 25 May 11.00 – 19.00
Special Altered Festival Events
Dan Fox 'Sound Walks'
Friday 8 May at 10.30am, 12noon and 4pm at St Andrew, B.V.M & ST Nicholas, Burton Pedwardine
Join 'Filharmonic' artist Dan Fox for a ‘Sound Walk’ in and around St. Andrew’s Church to record a unique collection of outdoor sounds that will then be played BACK through the 'Filharmonic' installation. Each walk will last about 1 hour. Please come dressed for the weather conditions wearing STRONG footwear.
To BOOK your free place please email [email protected] , ring 01529-410595 or text 07887574138
Meet the Artists & John Lyon organ Improvisation
Friday 8 May at 7-9pm at St. Andrew's Church, Heckington
A sneak preview of 'Entering a New World' by Pat van Boeckel with a special organ recital by JOHN Lyon (20.00-20.30). Meet Altered artists Dan Fox, William Lindley and Pat van Boeckel for a relaxed and inspiring evening. Refreshments served.
Dan Fox – Artist Talk
Saturday 9 May at 2pm at St Andrew, B.V.M & St Nicholas, Burton Pedwardine
This is a chance to meet the artist and find out more about 'Filharmonic' and other artworks by Dan Fox, his inspiration and arts practice.
John Lyon organ Improvisation
Sunday 10 May at 1 - 2pm at St. Andrew' s Church, Heckington
