The nine artists in BPF Open ‘11 have been chosen by a curatorial collective, made up of curators, practitioners, gallerists and critics “for the ways in which they explore photographic practice and redefine disciplinary boundaries”. There are clearly questions raised through by the artists’ works in this exhibition, questions about perception and reality; about challenging preconceived notions and narrative meaning outside the image frame. Engagement with audience is a crucial element and shifting this engagement to another level of participation in terms of redefining and reframing the way we see and the way we perceive. For example, the first image in the gallery was a very large C-type print by Nadege Meriau entitled “Au Centre de la Terre I”. To me, it looked like a violent thunderstorm with manic white clouds breaking up over a deep red and orange sky, an apocalyptic vision. However, the artist told me that it’s a close-up of the inside of a loaf of bread, cleverly lit up. So I was enlightened – and a bit disappointed!"
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