An exhibition of new work by the photographer and printmaker Norman McBeath RSA, in collaboration with the writer Melissa McCarthy. The way our perception flexes and makes new meanings depending on the circumstance is a phenomenon that Norman McBeath explores in this work. In 'Exceptional Subjects' he has made a photographic study of items selected from a private collection built up over a number of years. While the objects are all connected to the process of looking - with many linked to the early stages of photography - they are no longer tied by their name or defined by context. They become subjects in their own right.
The theme of perception also underpins Melissa McCarthy’s lateral and imaginative responses to the photographs , 'Back in Time and Round in Circles' in the editioned set and 'Delta, Ditto, Darkness' in the Artists' Book. She considers objects in a new light, exploring changing senses of perspective and distance - whether stepping back in time or voyaging far away.
'Exceptional Subjects' is showing at the new Studies in Photography Gallery, 6 William Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NH from 5th April to 3rd May 2025. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 5pm.
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