The F Blog

20 September 2008

invited photographer: Adou

A few weeks ago I discovered Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, the first art centre for contemporary photography in China. It's situated in Beijing and founded by the Chinese photographer Rongrong and the Japanese photographer Ms. inri. I can strongly recommend their homepage, where one can, among other things, get an overview over their artists and exibitions.

With the aid of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre I am now very happy to have the possibility to present Adou, a very interesting photographer.

Man Clutching Goose © Adou, 2006
"There is no difference between taking a picture of others and myself. The camera may be pointed outward, but whether you like it or not, it always reveals you."
– Adou

Children in Front of Backdrop © Adou, 2006

Two People, Two Trees © Adou, 2006
"Adou’s photographs of the Yi ethnic minority go beyond documenting the realities of life on Sichuan’s Da Liang Mountain. The landscapes and portraits in the series “Samalada” are more like self-portraits, reflections of the self and meditations on life and death, past and present. Adou’s use of expired rolls of film creates mottled textures and anomalies, which evoke a melancholic nostalgia for the past. These works do not speak for, or explain the situation of the people depicted, but rather become part of the artist’s visual language for self-expression.

Adou was born in Mianyang, Sichuan Province and graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Sichuan Aba Normal College. He has worked as a Design and Creative Director in advertising, and currently lives and works in Chengdu, Sichuan Province." (Three Shadows Centre)

Boys and Billiards © Adou, 2006

Family Holding Goose © Adou, 2006
Invited by Fredrik Skott

Exhibition

Don't miss this exhibition in Gothenburg. Dan Wallin and Patrik Lundmark exhibit photographs in their new gallery.
- Fredrik Skott

Face to Face: shepherd

Serra de Estrela, Pt 08.2008

19 September 2008

and yet comes the night...

/palermo.07

Grey Street

But then the roads in the park fall

And then he rode the line in

And the colors mix together to grey

And break me out

america is waiting

Anaconda

Baby finger on the trigger
Baby shot formaldehyde
Turn into a marble figure
Turn the matter dead inside
Turn into a China doll
Maybe go to the final ride
Baby go where I don't follow
Baby to the other side
equipment: hasselblad, tri-x, saliva, ovenpaper, viradon, plastic foil and some inspiration from The Sisters of Mercy.

Good (F)riday, everyone!

The Daily Print today is a trillium. The project moves forward, with many thanks to all my F Friends!

18 September 2008

Invited Guest: Thomas Wågström

Wågströms photographs are a personal reflection on conditions such as vulnerability, obsession and fear and have a narrative character, combining an artistic expression with a documentary story. His photographic projects have been exhibited in various forms such as books, exhibitions and stills for Swedish television. Who are you, who am I? Shall I take care of my brother? Those are the words of the Swedish poet Marie Lundquist, quoted from Wågströms book ”The Inner Side of Earnest” (1994). For two years he followed a unit from the Swedish Special Forces during their education and was amazed by the almost ritual form of gravity in which they tackled their difficult trials.

In the book ”Boxers” (2000), Wågström continued to investigate the question of male identity. His photographs of boxers describe the conditions of contemplation and an inner struggle, rather than the real fight that takes place in the boxing ring. He is interested in the introspective expression, a sort of state of emergency of the soul, which he considers as the essence of boxing.

His latest book published in 2006 is titled ”The Zero Moment”. There is by way of explanation at the end of the book a paragraph quoted from the book by Italo Calvino ”If on a winter´s night”. The first line reads, ”I would like to erase the consequences of certain events and restore an initial condition.” This sets the mood for the images which have a dream like sequence, a borderland between wake and sleep where different kinds of fears and mental obsessions become visible.

Please find out more on his website
Invited by Mikael Jansson

fragile futures

17 September 2008

Invited guest: Sannah Kvist

For the second time on the F blog we proudly present Sannah Kvist who previously appeared as a guest in december 2006. To see even more of her work please visit her portfolio at www.sannahkvist.se

-invited by Lina Nääs