Facing Britain
The United Kingdom has played a special role in Europe, and not just since Brexit. In addition to the geographical distance, the exit from the EU on January 31, 2020 also resulted in a political and emotional distance. In 鈥笷acing Britain鈥�, a comprehensive overview of British documentary photography since the 1960s, we come very close to the island nation through the lenses of 48 British photographers.
The exhibition in the Kunsthalle Darmstadt brings together around 250 photographs from 60 years, thus providing a unique overview of the past and present of British documentary photography. Positions that have long been forgotten or have only been rediscovered in recent years, such as those by John Myers, Tish Murtha or Peter Mitchell, are shown alongside works by world stars such as Martin Parr and David Hurn.
鈥笷acing Britain鈥� takes a kaleidoscopic look at the British nation, showing everyday scenes next to politically charged events: Ascot meets Belfast, the Falklands War meets intimate moments in British living rooms. Where the boundaries of the documentary become blurred, aspects of artistic or portrait photography come to light.
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The United Kingdom has played a special role in Europe, and not just since Brexit. In addition to the geographical distance, the exit from the EU on January 31, 2020 also resulted in a political and emotional distance. In 鈥笷acing Britain鈥�, a comprehensive overview of British documentary photography since the 1960s, we come very close to the island nation through the lenses of 48 British photographers.
The exhibition in the Kunsthalle Darmstadt brings together around 250 photographs from 60 years, thus providing a unique overview of the past and present of British documentary photography. Positions that have long been forgotten or have only been rediscovered in recent years, such as those by John Myers, Tish Murtha or Peter Mitchell, are shown alongside works by world stars such as Martin Parr and David Hurn.
鈥笷acing Britain鈥� takes a kaleidoscopic look at the British nation, showing everyday scenes next to politically charged events: Ascot meets Belfast, the Falklands War meets intimate moments in British living rooms. Where the boundaries of the documentary become blurred, aspects of artistic or portrait photography come to light.
Artists on show
- Alys Tomlinson
- Anna Fox
- Barry Lewis
- Dan Wood
- Daniel Meadows
- Dave Sinclair
- David Hurn
- David Moore
- Fran May
- Hazel Simcox
- Homer Sykes
- James Barnor
- John Bulmer
- John Davies
- John Myers
- Jon Tonks
- Judy Greenway
- Kalpesh Lathigra
- Kavi Pujara
- Kenneth L. Grant
- Kevin O'Farrell
- Kirsty Mackay
- Mark Pinder
- Markéta Luskacovà
- Martin Parr
- Meredith Andrews
- Michelle Sank
- Mike Abrahams
- Mohamed Hassan
- Niall McDiarmid
- Paul Hill
- Paul Reas
- Peter Mitchell
- Rachel Louise Brown
- Rob Bremner
- Robert Darch
- Roy Mehta
- Ryan Prince
- Sandra Mickiewicz
- Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen
- Syd Shelton
- Tessa Bunney
- Thom Corbishley
- Tish Murtha
- Tom Wood
- Tony Ray-Jones
- Yan Wang Preston
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