Tim Brown
Frontloaded
The work in the exhibition is part of a series of work that he has produced over
the last two years that documents advertising imagery and how this appears as
surreal juxtaposition and in stark contrast to the urban environment. Glamour,
wealth, sex, power, the glossy icons that surround us are mirrored back in Tim
Brown's photographs as ambiguous and paradoxical - raising questions over their
legitimacy.
"I'm trying to capture a rank no frills urban look in these images, against
the glossy stuff that we are surrounded by, take for granted, these commercial
images that provide an immense and seductive backdrop to our lives".
These images are shot on Nikon digital cameras - usually a DIX or D2H, but he
also uses a Hasselblad Xpan and Mamiya 645. "I'm just waiting for an affordable
medium format digital back to come out, but the Nikon stuff works really well
- especially in the fast moving situation I work in".
‘ 'Frontloaded'
runs from 29th June to 10th August 2004.
Notes for Editors:
1) Tim Brown
Tim Brown set up as a freelance photographer two years
ago and specialises in his own brand of urban imagery, street photography,
work with emerging music artists and fashion. Last year, with K3
Media, he produced "Book Upon a Brixton" - portraits
of young Brixton artists, a photo and text publication with an
audio CD, funded by the Arts Council and Lambeth Regeneration.
More recently he has been working with Artefacts in New Cross on
a photo book for Lewisham Gateway Festival. Tim Brown has shown
his work at two one person shows at the Oxo Gallery on the South
Bank, and at "Square Art" in Piccadilly as part of the
advertising industry professionals showcase, and in 2005 will be
working with Brasilia for an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary
Arts.
Tim
Brown is director of Raw Material, a Brixton based charity project that
provides specialist training and production projects in music, video,
photography, digital media and performance. Raw Material is part of
the "Creative Connection" partnership with Photofusion and
London Printworks Trust that delivers high quality arts training in
Lambeth. The organisation receives funding from the Arts Council England,
Lambeth Council, regeneration funds, trusts and charities.
2) Zoom In Photography
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 curates an exhibition programme hosted by the Bread and Roses
Pub, Clapham.
It also offers a range of photography courses for adults, and an outreach
programme offering photography classes for schools, youth clubs and community
groups.
For more information about Zoom In, contact 020 7720 7437 or see
www.zoom-in.org.
