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VIBE 09/12/2011

 Gemma Marsh


‘Cavern’


The major influence in my work is nature. This work is influenced by a recent documentary I watched about Ice Caves underneath a volcano in the North Pole. Where the hot steam from the volcano meets the cold air from outside, beautiful and unique crystals and icicles are created.


I wanted to combine this with another inspiration closer to home- The ‘Lost in Lace’ exhibition at the Gas Hall in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. This exhibition had a big effect on me, showing how artists can collaborate in many different ways. I also loved the huge extravagance of the pieces, and the effects they have on the space.

Chloe Hodge

‘Helen at sea.’ Relief Prints.

This series of prints derive from stills taken from an 8mm film. The year is 1951 and the figure is a girl aged seven. The figure is taken out of context and away from the people that surround her to evoke ideas of loneliness and isolation, even within a family unit. This image is printed delicately onto ochre paper to reflect the fragility of memory and to echo the sepia tones of its filmic origin.

I am currently working with a series of 8mm films made by family members of mine; exploring the relationships between people I had always assumed I knew and lives I’d thought I understood.

Claire Pollard

I have been studying street photography for 5 months now and am constantly inspired by what surrounds me. There is so much to notice when you are in public and surrounded by so many things. I have many inspirations, Garry Winogrand and Philip - Lorca diCorica are two of many.

I have included four very different photographs. At the beginning I concentrated on street scenes, groupings that looked appealing. After experimenting I decided to focus my work more and concentrate on peoples faces, as portraiture on the street. It was scary and people would look at me very strangely, but it was also exciting to explore people’s different emotions and expressions. I am still exploring portraiture on the street but have now looked at shadows and playing with light. Depending on when I shoot I am able to create different images. I like the irony of it being sunny but cold outside, people are wrapped up warm but the photographs feel warm because of the light. It gets dark a lot earlier now giving me the chance to play around with light in the dark. I use the camera to paint with light. Although people may look at them and think there is no definition or way of this being street photography, for me there is. In some of my images you can just about see people and in others they are blocked by darkness and light.