John Colley
'321
Spaces'
Zoom In continues its exhibition programme for 2003 with a selection
of images from ‘321 Spaces,’ by John Colley. Each photograph
in this enormous project reflects the feel of the area around one
of the three hundred and twenty-one London Transport underground and mainline
stations.
Says John,
"London is possibly the most photographed city in the world. But many
images of London are polished and manipulated to the point where
they become generic and empty, reflecting ‘London’ the brand, rather
than any real sense of place. My goal is to record places in a more personal
way. Every urban space has a value, an identity; in each photograph,
I try to portray that identity, and reflect the feeling I experienced
at the moment I took the photograph."
The project brings together elements of photojournalism, landscape,
and fine art photography. The images highlight the visual contradictions
of the urban landscape; ‘man-made’ imitates ‘natural’,
new things appear old, the permanent sits alongside the temporary,
the public alongside the private. A cityscape is multi-layered, and not
everything
is what it appears to be!
'321 Spaces' runs from 26th August to 7th October 2003.
Notes for Editors:
1) John Colley
John Colley has been fascinated by photography since childhood, and
has exhibited his photographs widely since 1988. Influenced by a year spent
working in Manhattan, he began to work on capturing the modern-day identity
of the urban landscape. Over the next 4 years he aims to complete large-scale
photographic projects in London, Berlin, Barcelona and New York.
For more information about John Colley’s work, please call 07761
114 990 or email johncolley@hotmail.com
2) Zoom In
Zoom In was founded in 1997 by photographers Rose Butler and Maedhbhina
McCombe. Their ambition was to create the best not-for-profit darkroom
in London, making photography accessible and affordable for all.
Zoom In offers a range of photography courses for adults, an outreach
programme for young people, and an exhibition programme hosted by
the Bread and Roses Pub, Clapham.
For more information about Zoom In, contact 020 7720 7437 or see
www.zoom-in.org.
