Dawn Parsonage is a Photographic artist and collector of found photography based in London. For over 20 years she has collected thousands of photographs, negatives, slides and stereo-cards from anonymous photographers. Concentrating on the 1850s-1950s, she searches for the unexpected, humorous, emotive and beautiful. Images, that when viewed with a modern eye, are just as emotive as those taken by named and celebrated photographers.
The talk will take a broad look at her collection and ask:
- What can these forgotten images teach us about our own relationship with photography today?
- Can the act of collecting found photography be viewed as an art form?
- What role do images which have begun to degrade play in Dawn's work?
- How did the progression in photographic technology influence these images?
- How does Dawn's collection influence her own photography?
- What is the future of found photography?"
https://www.dawnparsonage.com/
Limited places are available. £3 per ticket,
Book here: https://www.liop.co.uk/talks/
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