Brighton Photo Biennial 16
The Brighton Photo Biennial brings international and UK based photographers to Brighton and Hove to show exhibitions for a month. This editions theme is 'Beyond the Bias- Reshaping Image' and this focuses on understandings and identity of personal image that is influences by fashion and style photography. The exhibitions draw attention to subjects such as sexuality, gender, representation of the body and politics of style.
"Identity and self-representation are explored in relation to the wider context of mass-representation; where self-image and attitude are often co-opted. Including work from documentary photographers and photographic approaches that knowingly reference the language of fashion and style photography, BPB16 unpicks understandings of image and self-image in relation to society" 1
I visited two of the pop-up exhibitions on Jubilee Street titled Our City, How do we Look? and State of Control.
The description for
the exhibition:
"Four photography students from
the University of Brighton (Chynna Guyat, Jennifer Jackson, Judith Ricketts and
Sophia Wöhleke) have been photographing people and places across Brighton
& Hove. Responding to Biennial themes, their work investigates the life and
style of our city, exploring the politics of age, gender and representation,
and the industry of fashion." 2
1.http://2016.bpb.org.uk/about/this-years-festival/
2. http://2016.bpb.org.uk/event/ourcityhowdowelook/
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