Lacon, A., Cornford, M., Cross, D., Morgan, E., 2024.
Plane Materials: Cornford & Cross and Andrew Lacon
| Output Type: | Other form of assessable output |
| Publisher: | Library of Birminhgam |
| URL: | grainphotographyhub.co.uk |
Exhibition
Cornford & Cross and Andrew Lacon explore the dialogue between photography and sculpture.
For PLANE MATERIALS Lacon draws on an historic Rome album and photographs from the Library of Birmingham's archive. Andrew Lacon is specifically concerned with the framing and methodology behindphotographs of Roman sculpture.
Established artist duo, Cornford & Cross work differently, a non-studio based practice, they create work through discussion and debate, positing different conceptual ideas. Their work Afterimage alludes to the an experience of a community and asks viewers to question their role in the exhibition.
This collaborative exhibition is a new commission exploring historical and contemporary conversations around how photography is represented. Curated by Nathaniel Pitt. A Photoworks, GRAIN and Library of Birmingham Co-commission for Brighton Photo Biennial 2014
Publications
Plane Materials looks at the close and complex relationship between photography and sculpture, and brings together for the first time artists Cornford & Cross and Andrew Lacon, whose work has raised questions around photography in relation to the spatial experience of the viewer.
The exhibition Plane Materials presented in October 2014 at the University of Brighton staged an encounter between the material qualities revealed through the processes of stripping bare(Cornford & Cross) and covering up(Lacon).
Printed in an edition of 500 the publication was published to coincide with the exhibition with introductory text by Nathaniel Pitt and text by curator Elinor Morgan.