OLIVER HOLDEN – UNCERTAIN BRISTOL
2012-09-03Uncertain Bristol is an ongoing process that explores the possibility of visually representing the formation of memory through photography.
The way in which a viewer interprets discernible information in a photograph relies heavily on experience and memory. With this, one reconstructs a certain memory through thought; fragmented, multi-levelled and fluid but with information lacking at certain points. Despite this, perception attempts to fill in the information. Smell, sound and touch enters the equation, transforming the original visual memory into a multi-dimensional sensory experience. Each capture attempts to do just that. Not to “copy”what is visually seen, but to represent the atmosphere at the point of shutter close. To encourage the viewer to delve into ones memory and experience to complete the picture.
Uncertain Bristol focuses on the heart of Bristol’s historic industrious landmarks, the docks, factories and railways. These raw materials are striking form, power and grandeur, delivered through the lens of an affected manual film camera under uncertain visceral circumstances. Once captured, the results visually emulate certain stages of memory reconstruction whilst challenging the perception of the viewer
Exhibition runs through till September 29th, 2012
Tobacco Factory
Raleigh Road
Bristol
BS3 1TF
