Monthly exhibitions feature outstanding work by one
or more members, plus 'outside' exhibitions of national
standing, as well as members open exhibitions and competitions.
Gallery 1885 at The Camera Club Presents:
Tuesday 16th March 7.00p.m. Gallery 1885
Exhibition opening and members reception: Judith Lyons 'A Different Nature: An Exhibition of Cameraless Photographs
In this exhibition of Judith Lyons' award winning work, the action of light reveals the beauty and mystery of the interior spaces of plants and flowers, a secret realm invisible to the naked eye. Through the manipulation of scale and colour, the images render the familiar, unfamiliar and offer a fresh and unique perspective on the natural world.
About Judith Lyons
Born in 1965, Judith Lyons practiced as a litigation lawyer with a city law firm for 14 years before becoming a photographer in 2002. A graduate of both Central Saint Martins and The London College of Communication, Lyons' work demonstrates an engagement with the natural world and, in particular, the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. Awarded the Barratt & Coe Award in 2009 for her Degree project, Lyons was also highly commended in the recent Darwin 200 Photographic competition organised by The Horniman Museum and The Wellcome Trust. The photographer's work has been shown at HOST gallery, Crane Kalman Brighton, The Silverprint Gallery and The Horniman Museum. Lyons' work forms part of the Royal Photographic Society's 2009 International Projected Image Exhibition and can be seen on both the BBC and Guardian Websites.
Exhibition continues to 2 April.
Wednesday 7th April. Gallery 1885
Exhibition 'Semana Santa' by Emma Leafe
Members private view and reception Wednesday 14th April 6.30p.m.
An exhibition of images of the Holy Week celebrations in Guatemala
Emma Leafe is one of the newer members of the Camera Club, however her relationship with photography stretches for over a decade.
The exhibition she will be showing over Easter, will attempt to sum up her observations of the Semana Santa festivities in Guatemala, taken last April. She documents the extraordinary transformations taking place from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday from two different perspectives.
The colonial capital of Antigua de Guatemala sets the stage for week long processions, running late into the night. Thousands of participants enact scenes from the Passion of Christ, watched by further tens of thousands of devoted believers from across Latin America.
A rather different climate surrounds the Easter celebrations deep in the mountainous, remote highlands of the country. Here Catholic and Pre-Columbian traditions have blended together over the centuries. One of the most intriguing aspects of this religious amalgamation, celebrated largely by indigenous Guatemalans, is the deity of Maximon or San Simon. This unique character, worshipped with offerings of cigarettes, alcohol and Coca Cola, is disallowed from the church, however shamelessly vies for attention with Jesus during this annual confrontation.
Exhibition continues to 23rd April
Monday 26th April. Gallery 1885
Exhibition opening 'Carpe Noctem' by Yonatan Goodman. Members private view and reception 6.30 - 9.00
"What if our eyes created a lighter night out of the night and a darker day out of the day? This exhibition is divided equally among those pictures that portray the day and those that portray the night. All are affected by the absence of daylight."
Exhibition continues to 14th May
