FORMAT13
2013-03-11Photography Festival is building up to be the biggest and most ambitious yet, making the city of Derby once again the place to discover new and exciting photography from around the world.
Artistic Director Louise Clements has curated a rich line up of exhibitions under the festival’s theme FACTORY: Mass Production, and includes an exciting new exhibition Notes Home – the history of the British postcard produced by the Archive of Modern Conflict; the UK premier of Album Beauty from the collection of Erik Kessels; Silvermine a unique view of China discovered from found photography and curated by Thomas Sauvin; Ken Grant’s intimate portrayal of Thatcher’s working class Britain No Pain Whatsoever and Still Waters a special commission by Brian Griffin, one of the UK’s most influential and creative portrait photographers.
Located in Derby, a UNESCO World Heritage site, FORMAT13: Factory will be a celebration of the city as the birth place of mass production, and explore how the factory continues to be relevant in the 21st century digital age.
FORMAT has built its reputation through its championing of international photography presenting the best of emerging talent, showcasing it alongside the masters of photography and in particular bringing new talents from China, Indian sub-continent, Africa, South America and the Middle East to the UK for the first time.
Opposite – Paul Wenham-Clarke: Silicon limb worker, 2012
Exhibition runs through till April 7th, 2013
FORMAT Festival
Market Place
Cathedral Quarter
Derby
DE1 3AS
www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
