Charlie Meecham is giving a talk tomorrow about the Dodo at The Old Post Office, Todmorden at 8.00 pm. All welcome. The talk will be about an hour.
Belfast
Nanholme Mill is having an open weekend. The whole of the mill will be open. At No 11 we have Arc Publishing, Blott Works, General Patt’rn, and Outsiders Photography and we are open 20th and 21st May from 11 am to 6 pm. Kate Mellor will be exhibiting recent photographic works taken locally. She says of her exhibition Upper Calder Catchment Area, “ These are relics from the famous Boxing Day floods which, as you can see from its location, affected our workshop. How to describe a process that has taken an era; that becomes invisible through the length of time it has taken? Although the work seems to buy in to the pictorialism of the early pioneer photographers it is disrupted alluding to the changes that we can see happening in the environment now. The titles reference catchment data by area although it falls in the Upper Calder region. The landscapes that I make are nonetheless characteristic of the area including many of the noted features. With superimposition I have chosen to indicate that water flows through all things, even inanimate objects which is understandable to those who dwell in a wet climate. There is refraction by photography itself and furthermore by the blocking of lines leading into the depths of the landscape. Also there is often staining, further emphasizing the flow of water. The floods are becoming more frequent linking my home to worldwide events “
Kate Mellor. Upper Calder Catchment Area No 20, from Walsden Water to Colden Water water bodies. 2023
Charlie is showing some examples of recent work about trees for Trace and the Nanholme open weekend.
UPDATE TWO!
The exhibition is now open again until November 28th. The book has now been re-printed and is for sale in the museum shop or can be bought online.
UPDATE
The exhibition of this work was extremely popular when it was open. It is, of course, now under lockdown but you can see it on this 3D tour. Matthew Conduit has also published a book of the work which is now sold out. It is very well designed (apart from containing excellent photographers) and will doubtless be reprinted.
Image © Mark Harvey iD8 Photography. Some of the photographers who worked on the project: L to R back row John Kippin, Patrick Sutherland, Matthew Conduit, Graham Gaunt, Bill Stephenson, Iain Stewart. L to R front row Tim Smith, Berris Conolly, John Davies, Kate Mellor, Martin Hinchcliffe, who made the interviews for the exhibition, and Mike Black.
The Sheffield Project
The project, Regeneration, documents the changes happening in Sheffield during the 1980s and was originally organised by Matthew Conduit and showed at the Untitled Gallery (now Site). The project involved the work of about twelve photographers including Anna Fox, John Kippin, John Darwell, John Davies, and Kate Mellor. Matthew Conduit has collated a new exhibition consisting of work from Regeneration and a book is being published to coincide with the show. The exhibition at Weston Park, Sheffield Museums begins this October 23rd. Due to social distancing rules you must book a visit to the gallery.
© John Darwell. From Regeneration - The Sheffield Project
© John Darwell. From Regeneration - The Sheffield Project
Charlie Meecham. Willingdon, Eastbourne. 2019.
Now OPEN until the end of the month.
The photography exhibition “Modelling the Animal” launches at Deanclough in February 2020. Showing work are five photographers - Liza Dracup, Terence Wright, Charlotte Mellor Meecham, John Darwell, Charlie Meecham and Kate Mellor - each focusing on human-animal relationships and the visual representation of animals. Both Liza and Charlie’s work is concerned with archive materials; with Liza it is animal skins kept in museums for reference while Charlie photographs the representation of the dodo. Often the models of the dodo are physically inaccurate with parts of other birds used in their make up. Terence and Kate photograph living creatures and the way they interact through the camera with humans. Terence photographs prize birds which have been trained to pose for the camera while Kate and Guilbert collaborate at play. John and Charlotte both reference childhood, John narrates a story about his obsession with sharks and Charlotte provides a photographic study of children’s ‘cuddlies.’
“Modelling the Animal” on show at Dean Clough, Halifax
Liza Dracup RE: Collections
Terence Wright Still Lifes
John Darwell Sharks in my Bathroom
Charlotte Mellor Meecham Loved to Death
An exhibition of work by artists from the Calder Valley.
9A Projects is Matthew Houlding’s new gallery space at Robinwood Mill. Get along there because there is some fantastic work on show and the last weekend is coming up - 21, 22 Dec 12pm to 5pm.
Charlie and Kate are both exhibiting in this show alongside other artists including Sian Bonnell, Richard Wincer, George Meyrick, and Louise Oliver. Below is Charlie’s photograph, Jumble Hole Clough 1.
Leeds talk: the rural and the urban with Kate Mellor and Charlie Meecham
Kate talks about her use of the pinhole camera and using a 1930s Plaubel Makina for her most recent work. Charlie discusses our relationship with trees drawing attention to the effect of space on how they grow.
Photographs by Kate Mellor (left) and by Charlie Meecham (above)
An exhibition of photographs addressing this year’s Hebden Bridge Arts festival theme - the digital.
The BREXIT show is on at the Crossley Gallery at Dean Clough, Halifax.
It contains the work of over twenty artists including Steve Gumbley and Bryan Tweddle. Both Charlie and Kate are exhibiting work in the Brexit Show. Charlie is exhibiting photographs of themed roundabouts taken in France and Italy and Kate is showing the series of hand made books Goodbye to Language.
You are invited to the launch on 20th April 12-2.
St Pantele. Detail of photograph by Charlie Meecham.
You are invited to view Guilbert and Kate: A collaboration at TRACE, a mini show by Kate Mellor. Photographic research on Kate and Guilbert the cat playing. Venue location TRACE, Lower Cross Stone, Cross Stone Rd, Todmorden, OL14 5TB. Opening times: 23rd - 24th June, 28th June - 1st July, 5th - 6th July 2 pm - 6 pm. Email trace.shed@gmail.com for invitation to the launch on Saturday 30th June 2 pm - 6 pm. This exhibition is part of the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival 2018.
Charlie Meecham and Kate Mellor show work in the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival along this year's theme of non-conformism. Their photographs focus on new post-industrial landscapes and architecture revealing some of the problems that occur. Venue is Machpelah Works Basement, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8AU. Opening times are 23-24 June, 27 June - 1 July, 4-8 July 2-6.00pm.
