Lomographs by Gavin Bannerman
Opening Saturday, 17 November 6 – 8pm
Exhibition 18 November – 1 December
Opening hours: 7 – 4pm
(Mon-Fri), 7 – 3pm (Sat), 7 – 1pm (Sun)
Contact: 0421 976 425 or gbannerman@gmail.com
My images are quick glimpses of the surrounding world. They are the signs, the faces, the trees and the streets that pass me by. Each photograph was taken with a Lomo Compakt Automat (LC-A), a Russian-made camera that was used for espionage during the Cold War. This camera and its associated movement – Lomography – provide a starting point for my work.
Lomography espouses the principle of “shooting from the hip”. Pure lomographs are unconscious, unmediated and instinctive. They are captured with a piece of equipment so superseded it’s at the cutting edge.
I have been taking Lomos since 2000, capturing the minute details of buildings, vehicles, bodies and places. I am not a hard-line Lomographer; I compose some images, I take some haphazardly,I revel in blurry streaks of light, I adore crisp, clear portraits.
These images are to be enjoyed, to give you that vague feeling, equal parts déjà vu, half-remembered dream and stone-cold reality. I want to show common things so we go away feeling good about our lives. For me, “everyday” is not a dirty word.
