The Foreign Object exhibition begins tomorrow with an opening reception from 5 to 7! Everyone is welcome! Come check out the jury’s selection and meet some very talented North Shore youth!
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Jury selection!
14 AprThe jury has spoken! The Foreign Object exhibition will feature work from:
Emily Allegretto-Smith
Michael Bryant
Jennifer Chew
Angela Chia
Rhiannon Collett
Nakeyta Cook
Quintana Crawford
Adam Flewelling
Mengyao Liang
Sogol Khadivi
Amy Kim
Emma Kiss
Sophia Knowles
Teghan McDonald
Rebecca Merenyi
Megan Patrick
Jihee Song
Tiffany Tsai
Amanda Woodland
Alia Youssef
Congratulations to you all!
Less than a week away!
30 MarDeadline is Tuesday, April 4th!
The deadline is fast approaching! If you haven’t already taken you’re photos for Foreign Object there’s still time to create an image you can be proud of. Get out your cameras and start clicking! I’ve already gotten some early submissions and it looks like the competition is going to be fierce! And more importantly, the exhibition of selected works is going to be STUNNING!
You can do it! I believe in you! Yes you! Who else would I be talking to?! Go! Go! Go!
Alia Youssef, Slow Bussin’, 2011
Anthro-tography
28 JanThere are lots of places in our city dedicated to the collection and organization of cultural objects. Often the goal of these places is to preserve history while giving the audience a way to interact with the objects through narrative. One of these places is the Museum of Anthropology, located at the University of British Columbia. Inspiring curiosity about the world’s diverse arts and cultures, the museum houses thousands of objects, many of which come from the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. The presentation of this collection is carefully considered, often questioning, exploring, experimenting with, and challenging how we see the world and its history. If you’ve chosen a specific object or thing for Foreign Object, think about where it came from, and how it ended up in front of your camera. You can really influence how the viewer experiences these objects through the way you arrange them to be photographed.
Museum of Anthropology, UBC
Visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology, UBC
“Can I borrow this for an art project?”
21 JanLook at these smashing photographs by Martin Klimas! Klimas breaks recognizable objects so they become something else, capturing the image with high speed photography on the precise moment of impact. Although his shooting environment is very controlled, much of these photos are left to chance. Depending on how the figurines break apart, Klimas could have a multitude of possible compositions. What are some different meanings we can draw from these photographs? Is this series about movement or stillness? Destruction or creation? Are these readings enhanced with Klimas’ use of Chinese martial arts figurines?
Martin Klimas, Untitled, 2007
Martin Klimas, Untitled, 2007
Martin Klimas, Untitled, 2007
We’re famous!
21 JanBeyond our contests/exhibitions, Chester Fields Youth Project is often involved with other opportunities for young photographers on the North Shore. Recently Wesgroup Properties gave 8 of our previous participants the opportunity to display amazing photographs at a development site on the corner of Lonsdale and 13th. Here’s a video interview/montage featuring some of our favourite local youths and their photos!
Get a life!
13 JanOne option you could try for your entry this season is to do a still life! Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter, most typically a small grouping of objects. Still life photography, more so than other types of photography, such as landscape or portraiture, gives the photographer more freedom in the arrangement of design elements within a composition. A still life doesn’t have to be of flowers and fruit (although these are historically popular choices for this style), you can make your own still life using whatever objects you like (food, clothing, toys, documents, Bieber pencil case…)
Edward Curtis, Apache still life, 1907
Martin Klimas, Untitled, 2008
Over the next while the blog will be sharing fresh approaches by artists to the idea of the still life! Stay tuned and together we can dust off that ol’ idea machine and make your entry for this season’s Foreign Object your most creative yet.
A new theme!
11 JanThe new theme is Foreign Object
Last season, for People Take Pictures of Each Other, many of you gave us glimpses into your own cultural experience through portraiture. This season, with Foreign Object, we’d like you to investigate someone else’s cultural experience through a closer look at objects and things. Take this opportunity to discover a portion of your community that is less known to you! What kinds of cultural meanings can you find in material things? What can you learn? What can you teach others? Show us your willingness to explore Vancouver’s diversity through objects!
People Take Pictures Of Each Other Exhibition
27 NovHi all!
The People Take Pictures Of Each Other Exhibition begins December 3rd at the Café for Contemporary Art at 140 East Esplanade. The opening reception is Dec 2nd from 5 to 7pm! There will be snacks! Also, every participant in attendance will be entered into a draw to win a toy camera courtesy of Beau Photo in Vancouver. Hope to see you there!
Jury chooses 8!
17 NovHi everyone! I want to start off by saying we had an AMAZING amount of great images to look at! We had a record number of entries this season and you all should be really proud of your work. The jury met for over three hours to discuss the exhibition and select participants. It was sooo tough! Please email me at chesterfieldscontest@gmail.com if you would like jury comments on your photos or tips on how to improve your entry next season.
The People Take Pictures of Each Other exhibition will feature:
Emily Allegretto-Smith
Quintana Crawford
BonJoo Koo
Sophia Knowles
Liang Mengyao
Tovi Sanhedrai
Ryan CJ Walker
Alia Youssef
CONGRATULATIONS!
Click the photos to the right —-> to see (almost) all the entries from this season!
Foreign Object ENTRIES!
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