The WIP #39: Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness
The Week in Photos (21-27 September 2024)
Autumn is here, bringing with it what Keats called a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Last Saturday I went to Edinburgh where I got a PB at Holyrood. I reckon it is due to shedding a couple of kg recently, but since the weather turned, the desire to scoff my face to survive the winter is overwhelming.
I was reminded of Martin Parr’s Home Sweet Home when I saw Sophie and Caspar on retro sofas.
I took them along to Face/Off, a group show curated by Miriam Morris. In it, 26 photographers were randomly paired off to take a portrait of each other. It was fascinating to see how (in the words of Teju Cole) the “photographer’s intent and the sitter’s agreement are made visible.”
My phone (on which I take all these) is 5 years old. How much better would a brand new one be? Turns out, not much. Progress has stalled. This is a “found photo” from an iPhone 16 Pro.
I wrote about Sonica festival and our ideas of progress. Here is John Butler talking about his superb digital films, The High Frontier, at the GFT.
This graffiti by the Rebel Bear presents another future.
Johanna inspects film as Esther Kinsky had a mellow, fruitful talk with Anne-Marie Copestake at the Art Writing event.
You have to make the most of the sun when it comes.
With the market collapsing, artists have been forced to do other professions. It was lovely to meet folk at the launch of a new artist run flower shop on Gt Western Road. Axl impressed me by saying he wanted to be a barrister after his degree. Turned out he said barista.
As part of my ongoing attempt to capture the elusive essence of Alan Dimmick, I took this last night at the CCA. Not only did I fail, but I seemed to annoy his friend. Next time!