Last chance to see Your Life is My Vanity Project at Garage Studios
May 26, 2010
Here at Garage Studios we really believe in pushing the work of our photographers and Kevin Mason’s upcoming exhibition, Your Life is My Vanity Project, is no exception.
Previously displayed during the Brighton Fringe Festival to much critical acclaim the exhibition will now be shown again over the weekend 29th - 31st May to give everybody a chance to see the transformation of both photographer and model, Georgie Hobday, during their hour-long weekly meet ups spread over eight months.
The exhibition has been selected from over a thousand photos taken only on film and caused Kevin to make a complete U-turn in his photography, dropping his alter ego DarkDaze to embrace a more relaxed view of his art. This change has met been met with an overwhelmingly positive response from reviewers:
“The variations of size, print, colour and expression in each photo effectively help the story come through: you see how the relationship has grown, how trust has been garnered, and how the subject’s confidence in front of the camera has increased. Each photo can be appreciated alone, as a single piece of art, but each is also enhanced when seen as one part of this wider exhibition. A short but captivating experience.”
- ThreeWeeks Brighton
“From the outside looking in it seemed very much like a back-to-basics metamorphosis. Almost like a photographic Rick Rubin had stepped in and stripped his work bare. But DarkDaze didn’t need a Rick Rubin, he did it by himself – and this exhibition is a fascinating record of that journey.
Walking around the exhibition the overwhelming impression is of fun. From Bunny Ears to Ballet Leaps, as we get to the later weeks rarely do we get the impression that Georgie is modelling for Kevin, more that Kevin is photographing Georgie. Maybe that’s part of his talent?”
- Andy Wilson
“For at times, the relationship between photographer and subject can become extremely uncomfortable: Mason’s new style here is extremely close and personal, seeming a far stretch from his fashion editorial work, and can be very unforgiving to the subject. But this is purposeful, and if it is uncomfortable for the viewer to observe, as mentioned earlier, it is apparent that such an intimate approach, whilst undoubtedly embraced, was uncomfortable for the photographer too. Similarly, the repetitiveness of the same face never becomes boring, Georgie is an engaging character, and it is a mark of the exhibition’s success that upon leaving, its narrative makes you believe that you have not only met Georgie, you also feel you know her extremely well.
[The Photographs] are jaw-dropping in one form or another and really let you appreciate Mason’s visual eye for capturing a moment with appropriate framing and delicacy.”
- Approaching Velocity
Make sure you don’t miss out on this ambitious project that has proved to be a defining moment in Kevin’s photographic career. Read the blogs and check out the website and vimeo but more importantly come down to the studios to see the exhibition for yourself from 29th to 31st May between 10:30 am and 8:00 pm.
Thanks to Southcoasting for the pictures.
- Jonjo
Your Life is My Vanity Project- by Kevin Mason. Curated by M.Halls at Garage Studios. The expo is open again for the last weekend in May including the Bank Holiday Monday.
