22/05/13
Rhiannon Adam: The
Journey is the Destination
Polaroids of the
“British” Seaside
The Mill Co. Project
2 – 31 May 2013
Displayed as neatly framed individuals or pairs, and as
supersize, bulldog-clipped, digital C-print enlargements, the lobby of the East
London social enterprise and exhibition space,
the Mill Co. Project, is currently filled with seaside snapshots like
those we all grew up with and remember from our family albums. As such, where
the protective sheets have lost their stickiness and are now peeling back,
whilst the Polaroids adhere relentlessly to the browning pages, their value can
only be sentimental, but here, preserved as they are with tidy white mounts and
frames, hung on a white wall, and neatly labelled, they are imbued with
artistic (and monetary, since the works are for sale, and are also to be included
in a forthcoming publication*) value.
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