Event
- Title:
- "Up West" by David Solomons
- When:
- Fri (12.03.2010) - Sat (03.04.2010)
- Where:
- Third Floor Gallery - Cardiff
- Category:
- Exhibitions
Description
The premiere show of David Solomons' "Up West" work encompasses a portrait of London's West End over the the last ten years, depicting fluctuations in the area's landscape and the people who flock there in droves to eat, shop, find entertainment and engage in nights out on the lash.
The West End encompasses London's most touristic enclaves of Soho, Chinatown and Mayfair. The area with its energy, diversity and endless points of interest brings together tourists, locals, suburban weekenders, businessmen, politicians, media, theatre-goers and the gay community. Superficial class issues rise to the surface in Oxford Street and isolation sets in as people seek pockets of solitude away from the crowded throng. Through Solomons' eyes we see the West End as it exists this very moment, and traces of its recent history through the past decade as the project draws to a conclusion this year.
The title of this instalment, Up West, comes from a working class term commonly heard in the TV soap Eastenders indicating a venture into the West End for entertainment purposes - "We're heading up west tonight".
David Solomons was born in London and started out as a self-taught photographer before studying Documentary Photography at Newport, Wales. Since then he has focused on self-initiated documentary and portrait projects. He has self-published two books of his work: Happenstance: Black and White Photographs 1990-2007 and Underground, both of which have been exhibited.
David Solomons is a member of the street photography collective in-Public.
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The West End encompasses London's most touristic enclaves of Soho, Chinatown and Mayfair. The area with its energy, diversity and endless points of interest brings together tourists, locals, suburban weekenders, businessmen, politicians, media, theatre-goers and the gay community. Superficial class issues rise to the surface in Oxford Street and isolation sets in as people seek pockets of solitude away from the crowded throng. Through Solomons' eyes we see the West End as it exists this very moment, and traces of its recent history through the past decade as the project draws to a conclusion this year.
The title of this instalment, Up West, comes from a working class term commonly heard in the TV soap Eastenders indicating a venture into the West End for entertainment purposes - "We're heading up west tonight".
David Solomons was born in London and started out as a self-taught photographer before studying Documentary Photography at Newport, Wales. Since then he has focused on self-initiated documentary and portrait projects. He has self-published two books of his work: Happenstance: Black and White Photographs 1990-2007 and Underground, both of which have been exhibited.
David Solomons is a member of the street photography collective in-Public.
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Venue
- Venue:
- Third Floor Gallery - Website
- Street:
- 102 Bute Street
- ZIP:
- CF10 5AD (hotels near here)
- City:
- Cardiff
- Country:
- UK
Description
Third Floor Gallery is an independent gallery run by photographers Joni Karanka, Maciej Dakowicz and a group of committed volunteers. Located in a period building a stone's throw away from Cardiff's bustling waterfront and the Millenium Centre, Third Floor Gallery shows the most exciting national and international contemporary photography.
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