Topography Is Fate—North African Battlefields of World War II
The Mothers I Might Have Had|Wandering Gaze|On This Day
Third Nature|Folly|Grayson Perry - Birth|Tram Man
FORMAT19
The Tramshed, St James Yard, Derby, DE1
Genesis and Fuji Award
Matthew Arnold (USA)
Topography Is Fate—North African Battlefields of World War II
Arnold used World War II military maps to visit challenging terrains from Egypt to Tunisia, taken by the Allies. 70 years have not yet eradicated traces of the fighting. Unexploded shells, barbed wire and mines still litter the landscapes of North Africa and occasionally claim yet another victim, as if the very land itself is reminding us of the tragedy of war.
www.matthewarnoldphotography.com
Caroline Furneaux (UK)
The Mothers I Might Have Had
The Mothers I Might Have Had is an archive of 35mm slides shot by the artist’s late father in the 1960s.
“There is something about the smile and tenderness of the shot that makes me think it must be a girlfriend. … Quickly I am imagining all the lives that he lived before I was born, before he even met my mother. … Absurd as this parlour game may be, there is something both poignant and magical about all the untold stories that each of us carries around."
www.carolinefurneaux.com
Ana Teresa Vincente (Portugal)
Wandering Gaze
The Wandering Gaze installation allows the viewers’ gaze to be transformed into a tangible path that will, slowly and over time, erode the surface of a photograph. The image is now a performative space as the viewers’ gaze is invited to wander and explore the image, contributing to the piece but, ultimately, causing the print’s deterioration.
Therefore, how does the change in the (im)materiality of the gaze affect the experience of our own bodies?
www.anateresavicente.com
Spectrum Imaging Award & The Chinese Photographers Magazine Feature Award
John Angerson (UK)
On This Day
A photographic memorial that exposes layers in time. These contemporary photographs have been made in the precise location and on the same day that the actual historic European events took place. These events were both fleeting and eternal - over in an instant but whose consequences would change Europe forever.
www.johnangerson.com
Jan Stradtmann (Germany)
Third Nature
More than 50 years after the Vajont dam disaster in Italy (1963), Stradtmann uses photography including landscapes, portraits and still life shots of found objects, to document the current state of the site and transforms the disaster into a metaphor for flawed decision making.
www.janstradtmann.de
Jamie Murray (UK)
Folly
In his book project Folly, Murray looks at the effect incarceration has on prisoners and how they respond to being excluded from the world. Meeting with ex-prisoners, Murray weaves the stories they share with him into his series of images, offering a visual interpretation of how prison can affect an individual.
www.jamieemurray.com
Richard Ansett (UK)
Grayson Perry - Birth
This single piece 'Birth' is designed and inspired by the inexhaustible mother and child motif brought up to date for the 21st century and shot 'in camera'.
www.richardansett.com
Brian Griffin (UK)
Tram Man
In celebration of Brian Griffin’s ten years as Patron of FORMAT, this renowned British artist has been commissioned to create a new body of work to be shown at FORMAT19.
Inspired by Crich Tramway Village this new photographic work is called Tram Man and will be exhibited with the sculptural headgear Griffin has designed to be worn by the tram drivers in their portraits.
Curated by Peter Bonnell.
www.briangriffin.co.uk
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