Opening Conversations
Event Details
Venue: University of Brighton Galleries – Edward Street
Location: 154-155 Edward Street, Brighton, BN2 0JG - Google Map
Cost: £15/£12
Date: 30 Sep 2016 to 30 Sep 2016
Opening Times: 1.30- 5.30pm
Accessibility: Accessible to wheelchair users
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Explore the themes behind this year’s Biennial with an afternoon of discussions from BPB16 commissioned photographers and curators:
The Dandy Lion Project curator, Shantrelle P Lewis talks with Gentlemen of Bacongo photographer and author of Fashion Tribes Daniele Tamagni and discusses the evolution of style, identity and race politics. Convenor: Prof Paul Goodwin
Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur and Bharat Sikka talk about their Brighton Photo Biennial collaboration Reimagine focussing on LGBTQ+ communities in Mumbai and Brighton & Hove, cities with sharply contrasting attitudes to gender and sexuality. Prof Kath Browne speaks about her research on social justice and inequalities, specifically around gender and sexuality. Convenor: Joanna Lowry
Kick over the statues photographer Ewen Spencer shares his visual and music inspiration with We Folk photography agency director Olivia Gideon Thomson. Ewen discusses his Brighton Photo Biennial commission and the spontaneous images of youth and music culture that have kept him in demand with style magazines, global brands and the music industry for more than 20 years.
Convenor: Stephen Bull
Contributors
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Nigel Shafran in conversation with Francis Hodgson
Brighton Photo Biennial 2016 Opening Party
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