Monday 17 March 2008

CHESSMEN - ICELAND





NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT DOCUMENTING CHESS PLAYERS IN FAMILIAR HABITATS, THE ISOLATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THE ROMANCE OF THE BOARD AND INTENSE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED BETWEEN STRANGERS.


RECORDING YOUTH TEAMS/ INDIVIDUALS AND ELDERLY PLAYERS ACROSS ICELAND I HAVE BEGUN TO ASSEMBLE A POWERFUL RANGE OF EMOTIONS, ATMOSPHERES AND CONSTRUCTS, WHICH I WILL DEVELOP UPON RETURN TO ICELAND.

THE NOTION OF EXPLICIT CONCENTRATION UPON CHESS PLAYERS IS ONE THAT I AM EXTENDING TO FORM ANOTHER MONOGRAPH PUBLICATION AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
ALL WORK TAKEN ON PENTAX MV 35MM ISO 400/200

PRINTS IN EDITIONS OF 5 ARCHIVAL ON PAPER £350 CONTACT PETERALEXANDER1@HOTMAIL.COM


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