Fifteen students from the GSA’s BA Fine Art Photography programme are set to
showcase their work in an exhibition, PLACE, at citizenM’s London Bankside
hotel during Photo
London. The exhibition will open tomorrow, Wednesday 18 May, and
run until 9 June.
showcase their work in an exhibition, PLACE, at citizenM’s London Bankside
hotel during Photo
London. The exhibition will open tomorrow, Wednesday 18 May, and
run until 9 June.
Students on the
programme, which was founded by the celebrated American landscape photographer
Thomas Joshua Cooper, were invited by citizenM to submit images for a
competition focusing on the idea of Place: A particular position, point, or
area in space- a location.
programme, which was founded by the celebrated American landscape photographer
Thomas Joshua Cooper, were invited by citizenM to submit images for a
competition focusing on the idea of Place: A particular position, point, or
area in space- a location.
A panel of judges including Professor Cooper; Head of Fine Art Photography at the GSA, Lesley Punton; Craig Alexander, Group
Multimedia Editor Herald & Times Group; Brandei Estes, Deputy Head
of Sotheby’s Photography Department; Liesbeth Williams, curator of the KRC art
collection, and Robin Chadha, Chief Marketing Officer for CitizenM, chose three
winners and selected a further twelve students whose work will be shown at the
hotel. The three winners will go to London during Photo London and will
participate in the Fair’s VIP programme with studio visits, talks and portfolio
reviews.
Multimedia Editor Herald & Times Group; Brandei Estes, Deputy Head
of Sotheby’s Photography Department; Liesbeth Williams, curator of the KRC art
collection, and Robin Chadha, Chief Marketing Officer for CitizenM, chose three
winners and selected a further twelve students whose work will be shown at the
hotel. The three winners will go to London during Photo London and will
participate in the Fair’s VIP programme with studio visits, talks and portfolio
reviews.
“This has been a fantastic opportunity for
our students to get their work shown at a prestigious international
photographic event,” says Lesley Punton, Head of the BA Fine Art
Photography programme “and the winners are going to have a
wonderful experience at Photo London, made possible by the very generous
support of citizenM, and we’re extremely happy to have worked with them in this
venture”
our students to get their work shown at a prestigious international
photographic event,” says Lesley Punton, Head of the BA Fine Art
Photography programme “and the winners are going to have a
wonderful experience at Photo London, made possible by the very generous
support of citizenM, and we’re extremely happy to have worked with them in this
venture”
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| Mia Rewitz – Untitled |
The overall winner was
Mia Rewitz, a second year FAP student from Denmark, whose work looked at places
that were once part of her life exploring how they disappeared and became
something different.
Mia Rewitz, a second year FAP student from Denmark, whose work looked at places
that were once part of her life exploring how they disappeared and became
something different.
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| Flannery O’Kafka Rotach We are Pilgrims and Strangers Isean |
The second winner,
Flannery O’Kafka, also a second year student, explored through photography a
summer spent in the Highlands and on the Isle of Skye, focusing on places where
Gaelic is still spoken.
Flannery O’Kafka, also a second year student, explored through photography a
summer spent in the Highlands and on the Isle of Skye, focusing on places where
Gaelic is still spoken.
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| Pablo Llopis |
The final winner, third
year student Pablo Llopis, approached the concept of place from an
architectural, functional, social and psychological viewpoint.
year student Pablo Llopis, approached the concept of place from an
architectural, functional, social and psychological viewpoint.
The other students whose work will be on show are:
Anne Mie Bak Andersen, Robert Mercer, Jens Masimov, Julien
Richauduad
Richauduad
Marie Jorgensen, Jonas Jessen Hansen, Violet Patrich, Cecile
Neumann Hansen, Barbara Loisch, Casper Alsoe, David Whitelaw and Louise Connor.
Neumann Hansen, Barbara Loisch, Casper Alsoe, David Whitelaw and Louise Connor.
Robin Chadha of citizenM commented: “citizenM was
founded for mobile citizens wherever they may be, in cities, neighbourhoods and
communities, so the idea of Place seemed a natural one for us to explore.
We love to support emerging talent in the arts and are really delighted with
the quality of the work we’ve seen from these students.”
founded for mobile citizens wherever they may be, in cities, neighbourhoods and
communities, so the idea of Place seemed a natural one for us to explore.
We love to support emerging talent in the arts and are really delighted with
the quality of the work we’ve seen from these students.”
PLACE coincides with Photo
London, the international photography fair, which runs from 19th – 22nd May.
London, the international photography fair, which runs from 19th – 22nd May.
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) was founded in 1845 as one of the first Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design for the manufacturing industries of Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage can be traced to 1753 when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design in Glasgow, which was described as the single most influential factor in the development of eighteenth-century Scottish Art
Today, The GSA is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading university-level institutions for the visual creative disciplines. Our studio-based approach to research and teaching brings disciplines together to explore problems in new ways to find new innovative solutions. The studio creates the environment for inter-disciplinarity, peer learning, critical inquiry, experimentation and prototyping, helping to addressing many of the grand
challenges confronting society and contemporary business.
www.gsa.ac.uk
citizenM
Bankside opened in
July 2012. citizenM was founded by Rattan Chadha, the founder and former
CEO of Mexx. citizenM opened its first hotel at Schiphol Airport in
2008, followed by Amsterdam City in 2009, citizenM Glasgow in 2010 and citizenM
London Bankside in 2012. Paris and New York opened in 2014. This summer
will see citizenM open a flagship hotel in Tower Hill, followed by another
hotel in Shoreditch this autumn.
citizenM
Bankside opened in
July 2012. citizenM was founded by Rattan Chadha, the founder and former
CEO of Mexx. citizenM opened its first hotel at Schiphol Airport in
2008, followed by Amsterdam City in 2009, citizenM Glasgow in 2010 and citizenM
London Bankside in 2012. Paris and New York opened in 2014. This summer
will see citizenM open a flagship hotel in Tower Hill, followed by another
hotel in Shoreditch this autumn.
The
citizenM concept is based on offering ‘affordable luxury for the people’, in
which guests can enjoy all the luxuries they would expect from a 5* hotel – but
without any hidden or unnecessary costs.
citizenM concept is based on offering ‘affordable luxury for the people’, in
which guests can enjoy all the luxuries they would expect from a 5* hotel – but
without any hidden or unnecessary costs.
citizenM has enjoyed a long standing
relationship with the GSA since 2010 when it opened its first hotel outside the
Netherlands in Glasgow, supporting the annual MFA Degree show.
relationship with the GSA since 2010 when it opened its first hotel outside the
Netherlands in Glasgow, supporting the annual MFA Degree show.
Photo
London
London
Photo
London was created to give London an international photography event befitting
the city’s status as a global cultural capital. Founded in 2015, it has already
established itself as a world-class photography fair and as a catalyst for
London’s dynamic photography community. From the capital’s major museums, to
its auction houses, galleries large and small, right into the burgeoning
creative communities in the East End and South London, Photo London harnesses
the city’s outstanding creative talent and brings the world’s leading
photographers, curators, exhibitors, dealers and the public to celebrate
photography, the medium of our time.
London was created to give London an international photography event befitting
the city’s status as a global cultural capital. Founded in 2015, it has already
established itself as a world-class photography fair and as a catalyst for
London’s dynamic photography community. From the capital’s major museums, to
its auction houses, galleries large and small, right into the burgeoning
creative communities in the East End and South London, Photo London harnesses
the city’s outstanding creative talent and brings the world’s leading
photographers, curators, exhibitors, dealers and the public to celebrate
photography, the medium of our time.