Personal Places

Friday 5 September 2008, 5pm - 6pm

Paul Hill will talk about his work in Personal Places.  In the exhibition he has used landscape, family wildlife pets and other aspects of his immediate environment as the subjects of his photography.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery. No need to book, just drop in. Free of charge.

The Personal Places exhibition runs from 6 September - 26 October 2008.

Hotel

Wednesday 1 October 2008, 1pm - 2pm

Steve Schofiled will give a talk about his work in the Hotel exhibition which explores the way the British choose to spend their holiday and leisure time. It looks at how their choice oif themed experience allows them to blur the boundaries between fantasy and reality for a momentary break from their weekly routines.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery. No need to book, just drop in. Free of charge.

The Hotel exhibition runs from 23 August - 2 November.

Field Study

Thursday 9 October 2008, 1pm – 2pm

Saira Lloyd is interested in the fragments and debris left behind from the activities of life. Using domestic materials, latex, hair, wire, needles and thread, she explores remnants and residues that reveal so much.
Joint talk with Maggy Milner.

Pickford's House. No need to book, just drop in. Free of charge.

The Field Study exhibition runs from 20 September - 2 November 2008.

Blue

Thursday 9 October 1pm – 2pm

Blue, an installation of backlit photographs and video, sets up equivalents for loss, absence and tragedy. Relying on the spiritual qualities of light, emotive colour and iconic form, Maggy Milner invites the viewer to decode and unravel visual clues.
Joint talk with Saira Lloyd. 

Pickford's House. No need to book, just drop in. Free of charge.

The Blue exhibition runs from 20 September - 11 November 2008.

Cave Paintings

Thursday 16 October 2008, 1pm - 2pm

John Tunley will talk about his work in Cave Paintings. The exhibition links the museum's natural history specimens with photography.  the specimens are a mirror on nature, photography a mirror on the world.  John Tunley's carbon prints connect with the earliest art form, cave painting.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery. No need to book, just drop in. Free of charge.

The Cave Paintings exhibition runs from 6 September - 26 October 2008.

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