Celebration Event: Wednesday 7 May / 6pm–8pm / Open Eye Gallery / RSVP
Open Eye Gallery is proud to present an annual exhibition of new talent graduating from BA Photography and Social Practice (UCEN Manchester).
Photography and Social Practice course is delivered by UCEN Manchester and Open Eye Gallery. This year UCEN students are presenting four projects.
Unheard Frequencies by Michael Davidson. Animals’ mental health is as important as ours. This project is highlighting the importance of music for animals with separation anxiety and how it can positively impact their behaviours during times alone. The distressed records represent damage, how loneliness, separation anxiety, can cause damage to a dog’s mental health – dogs can scratch and bite as a coping mechanism.
Tote by Malayeka Kousar. This socially engaged project developed through a female-only photography workshop in a community in Bradford. Hosted at Common Space, the workshop offered a calm and welcoming environment for women to come together, unwind and explore a creative photography process. The same women brought along personal items they carry with them every day – objects that reflect their routines, roles and identities. These items were photographed during the session, capturing them as still life compositions that represent the women’s personalities and individual meaning.
Folkin’ Around by Tyla McHugh. The Carnifolk Mancunium are a Manchester-based art collective known for their dedication to both performance and community upliftment. Seeking to celebrate the work of the Carnifolk, Folkin’ Around is the photographic outcome shaped by the shared experiences of collaborating with the collective. This work is a visualisation of a community that thrives on co-creation and local talent in a very playful manner.
Town Suburb Village by Emily Moran. Examining five adjoining areas of Greater Manchester, Chorlton, Levenshulme. Didsbury, Longsight and Gorton. These photographs explore their similarities, the things they have in common and their differences. Revealing the diversity in Manchester’s urban environment, in such a relatively small geographic area.
We are delighted to be supporting new photographic talent at the beginning of their artistic careers.
Lead image by Tyla Mchugh, exhibition images by Bronwyn Andrews.
