In Collaboration with the University of Westminster
About this Event
Photoworks and Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography invite you to an afternoon of talks celebrating vernacular photography and the importance of everyday image-making, developed in collaboration with the University of Westminster and in conjunction with Photoworks' Photography+.
Vernacular photography captures the ordinary, the personal, and the overlooked moments of daily existence – the vast, largely unexamined world of banal imaging that exists beyond the professional or artistic sphere. The event brings together Eidolon’s community of vernacular photography aficionados with Photoworks’ contemporary photography audience, creating a shared space for exchange. The programme is photography-forward, prioritising conversation and engagement over long-form presentations.
Programme
Parallel Pictures: Everyday Images, Circulation and the Archive. A panel convened by Photoworks bringing together Photography+ contributors Laura Havlin and Carolina Semprucci to explore how vernacular photography exposes gaps and silences in photographic archives, and how digital images are reshaping authorship, amateurism, and memory, moderated by Amin Yousefi, assistant curator and editor of Photography+.
Finders, Keepers? The Role of Collectors and the Preservation of Everyday Photography. A panel convened by Eidolon Centre examining the under-acknowledged role of vernacular photography collectors as stewards of photographic history with panelists Marta Weiss, curator of photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Pelumi Odubanjo, curator, writer, and researcher, moderated by Róza Tekla Szilágyi, director of Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography.
Collector Perspectives: Archive of Modern Conflict and the Photobooth Technicians Project – represented by Jen Grasso, photobooth technician and archivist at the University of Brighton Design Archives, co-creator of the analogue photobooth community archive and the Photobooth Technicians Project. Two collecting entities have been invited to bring a single photograph of particular significance to them and speak for ten minutes about their personal connection with it. More than a showcase, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from those who collect about what it actually feels like to encounter and hold on to an image.
University of Westminster (CREAM – Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media). The University of Westminster will contribute a featured presentation to the programme. More information coming soon.
How to attend
Photoworks Friends and students of the University of Westminster can attend free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. Friends can RSVP by emailing [email protected]. University of Westminster students will receive a discount code directly from the University.
We are also offering five bursary tickets for those who would benefit from free access. To request one, please email [email protected].
This event is wheelchair accessible. Find out more information via AccessAble.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fyvie Hall, 309 Regent Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 7.00
