There's an art exhibition on at the moment in Faversham

http://www.ayearinthelifeoffaversham.co.uk/


Has anyone else been ? I went the other day - The theme of the exhibition 
was "A Year in the Life of Faversham", and tonight we were invited to a 
special preview evening before the formal opening of the exhibition 
tomorrow. Oh it was pretentious. Nibbles were available, as was a glass of 
wine to be sipped whilst viewing the exhibits.
Somewhere along the line, I think I lost the plot. Let's go back a bit here. 
The theme of the exhibition was "A Year in the Life of Faversham". 366 
photographs, one taken on each day of the year. "Each photo - one per day - 
will show a moment in time in the life of the town as seen by its people, 
showing different views, different perspectives. Photos can feature places, 
landscapes, events, people etc... The innovative project of both artistic 
and historical value will show the Faversham of today portrayed by local 
photographers" to quote the website.

I would say that maybe a third of the photos were actually on the topic of 
illustrating things in the year in that life of Faversham. Another third was 
best described as "arty rubbish" which needed the tenuous connection with 
Faversham to be explained. For example the inside of a pub, a close up of a 
Morris dancer, a game of tennis, the circus, the fun fair, the road works, 
the M2, pavement slabs, and the inside of the newsagent shop. And the last 
third was nothing short of space fillers with absolutely nothing at all to 
actually do with Faversham. Loads of dull flowers, fruit bowls, a padlock, a 
swan, the baby photos, a magazine rack, a spaniel in someone's living room, 
a Christmas decoration, a sweetie wrapper on a carpet, a child eating cake 
mix: all of them could have been anywhere in the world.

Pretentious rubbish. I wonder who pays for it.....

"Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message 
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> Pretentious rubbish. I wonder who pays for it.....

Dunno but I hope it isn't the (council) tax payer.

Having said that, while I'm no "arty" type I do recall a remarkable series 
of photos in a book I came across at a book sale some years back.

They were all in black and white (although they were taken in the 70s or so) 
and, as I recall, all were taken on the same day around London. All sorts of 
things- a Policemen, a street market, a tramp, someone looking "punkish", a 
skin head, several people of different race. I'd love to be take photos that 
captured things as well as those did.  I regret not buying the book.

Brian

-- 
73
Brian, G8OSN
www.g8osn.org.uk

"Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message 
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> There's an art exhibition on at the moment in Faversham
>
> http://www.ayearinthelifeoffaversham.co.uk/
>
>
> Has anyone else been ? I went the other day - The theme of the exhibition 
> was "A Year in the Life of Faversham", and tonight we were invited to a 
> special preview evening before the formal opening of the exhibition 
> tomorrow. Oh it was pretentious. Nibbles were available, as was a glass of 
> wine to be sipped whilst viewing the exhibits.
> Somewhere along the line, I think I lost the plot. Let's go back a bit 
> here. The theme of the exhibition was "A Year in the Life of Faversham". 
> 366 photographs, one taken on each day of the year. "Each photo - one per 
> day - will show a moment in time in the life of the town as seen by its 
> people, showing different views, different perspectives. Photos can 
> feature places, landscapes, events, people etc... The innovative project 
> of both artistic and historical value will show the Faversham of today 
> portrayed by local photographers" to quote the website.
>
> I would say that maybe a third of the photos were actually on the topic of 
> illustrating things in the year in that life of Faversham. Another third 
> was best described as "arty rubbish" which needed the tenuous connection 
> with Faversham to be explained. For example the inside of a pub, a close 
> up of a Morris dancer, a game of tennis, the circus, the fun fair, the 
> road works, the M2, pavement slabs, and the inside of the newsagent shop. 
> And the last third was nothing short of space fillers with absolutely 
> nothing at all to actually do with Faversham. Loads of dull flowers, fruit 
> bowls, a padlock, a swan, the baby photos, a magazine rack, a spaniel in 
> someone's living room, a Christmas decoration, a sweetie wrapper on a 
> carpet, a child eating cake mix: all of them could have been anywhere in 
> the world.
>
> Pretentious rubbish. I wonder who pays for it.....

It's "voluntary" according to their blurb.

Your comment didn't go down to well if the Dave they are criticising in 
their blog is anything to go by. I loved one of the answers:  "A child 
eating some of the chocolate that is used for his birthday cake tells you 
about people's life." Yea right, unique to Faversham. lol

When I moved back to Kent over 20 years ago Faversham was one of the towns I 
thought might be a good place to live. Even today the street from the town 
centre down to the pub on the creek looks very attractive. I'm glad I didn't 
though. I get circulated with Neighbourhood Watch emails about crimes and 
things to watch out for within a 15 mile radius of Faversham. 90% of the 
reported crimes occur in Faversham. Parking a car or leaving something in 
your garden is just asking for it to be stolen or vandalised.

Anyway, I thought nibbles and a glass of wine and delicate arty conversation 
was right up your street? :-)

"Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Manky Badger" <you.must@be.joking> wrote in message 
> news:B-2dnWRr9q_WgiHVnZ2dnUVZ8uydnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> There's an art exhibition on at the moment in Faversham
>>
>> http://www.ayearinthelifeoffaversham.co.uk/
>>
>>
>> Has anyone else been ? I went the other day - The theme of the exhibition 
>> was "A Year in the Life of Faversham", and tonight we were invited to a 
>> special preview evening before the formal opening of the exhibition 
>> tomorrow. Oh it was pretentious. Nibbles were available, as was a glass 
>> of wine to be sipped whilst viewing the exhibits.
>> Somewhere along the line, I think I lost the plot. Let's go back a bit 
>> here. The theme of the exhibition was "A Year in the Life of Faversham". 
>> 366 photographs, one taken on each day of the year. "Each photo - one per 
>> day - will show a moment in time in the life of the town as seen by its 
>> people, showing different views, different perspectives. Photos can 
>> feature places, landscapes, events, people etc... The innovative project 
>> of both artistic and historical value will show the Faversham of today 
>> portrayed by local photographers" to quote the website.
>>
>> I would say that maybe a third of the photos were actually on the topic 
>> of illustrating things in the year in that life of Faversham. Another 
>> third was best described as "arty rubbish" which needed the tenuous 
>> connection with Faversham to be explained. For example the inside of a 
>> pub, a close up of a Morris dancer, a game of tennis, the circus, the fun 
>> fair, the road works, the M2, pavement slabs, and the inside of the 
>> newsagent shop. And the last third was nothing short of space fillers 
>> with absolutely nothing at all to actually do with Faversham. Loads of 
>> dull flowers, fruit bowls, a padlock, a swan, the baby photos, a magazine 
>> rack, a spaniel in someone's living room, a Christmas decoration, a 
>> sweetie wrapper on a carpet, a child eating cake mix: all of them could 
>> have been anywhere in the world.
>>
>> Pretentious rubbish. I wonder who pays for it.....
>
> It's "voluntary" according to their blurb.
>
> Your comment didn't go down to well if the Dave they are criticising in 
> their blog is anything to go by. I loved one of the answers:  "A child 
> eating some of the chocolate that is used for his birthday cake tells you 
> about people's life." Yea right, unique to Faversham. lol
>
> When I moved back to Kent over 20 years ago Faversham was one of the towns 
> I thought might be a good place to live. Even today the street from the 
> town centre down to the pub on the creek looks very attractive. I'm glad I 
> didn't though. I get circulated with Neighbourhood Watch emails about 
> crimes and things to watch out for within a 15 mile radius of Faversham. 
> 90% of the reported crimes occur in Faversham. Parking a car or leaving 
> something in your garden is just asking for it to be stolen or vandalised.
>
> Anyway, I thought nibbles and a glass of wine and delicate arty 
> conversation was right up your street? :-)


It was pretentious drivel (!)