I need to get things together for a photography exhibition. What feels like an eternity ago, I posted my statement of intent about Myth, and I think I finally done selecting works for the show. I have many of them printed already, but there are still a few that I need to print.
I'll start by giving you a preview of the images I have already printed, and put into frames.
| Image Number | Size | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310x390mm | Ruin |
| 2 | 310x390mm | Whim |
| 3 | 310x390mm | Wilt |
| 4 | 310x390mm | Fallen |
| 5 | 310x390mm | Shroud |
These prints are pretty much ready to go, and in lightweight frames. They might need D-rings added to the back, depending on the gallery hanging system available at the venue. They are 310x390mm in size.
| Image Number | Size | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 430x540mm | Oracle |
| 7 | 430x540mm | Entwine |
These are currently hanging on my wall in the hallway of my house. The first three images are in frames measuring 430x540mm, the final one is 500x600mm
These also hang in my hallway. They're gallery ready, at least they should be!
| Image Number | Size | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 430x540mm | Still |
| 9 | 460x590mm | Beyond The Blade |
These are the images I have literally just sent off for print. They will be A4 sized, in the same size frame as the images I've already printed, only they will have a matte.
| Image Number | Size | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 310x390mm | Queen |
| 11 | 310x390mm | On The Rocks |
| 12 | 310x390mm | Wet |
| 13 | 310x390mm | Shimmer |
| 14 | 310x390mm | The Other |
| 15 | 310x390mm | Un |
| 16 | 310x390mm | Contemplate |
These images are all from photography projects I have completed over the last 5-6 years. Ordering the prints is the easy part.
I want to produce more new work (as I always do) but there is just so much to do at the moment. I have to also get some work ready for a history symposium, which will be some video pieces - I'll be writing about the process for that one soon, probably.
But all in all, I think this is going to be "all" for my initial body of work from my current photographic catalogue, bringing together things that have the theme Myth.
I particularly enjoy the fact that I am choosing to put in a self portrait, and I am rather ironically calling it "The Other", because I am not often in a photographic image that I capture.
I am also dreading calculating the production costs, and what rate I will need to sell the images at, if I want to make a profit after venue commissions - if I sell any. That will be another task, but at least I know how to use spreadsheets good.
I'm a bit anxious about putting the work out into the world as a "complete" body of work, and I'm not sure that I am entirely "happy" with it, as I look at the images and think that the ideas that exist in my head, unmade works, are better.
That's the problem with being an artist. Your next piece is always going to be the best one.
When I know when (and where) these works will be exhibited, you will all be the first to know!