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Tracey keeps diamonds – new work in progress

Posted in I Keep Diamonds..., The Foundry 2010 by npicola on February 10, 2010

Early images from a collaboration with artist Tracey Moberly, for exhibition on 7th March 2010 at The Foundry.  The 2010 ‘Love’s Dirty Habit’ event features a live performance by  The Band of Holy Joy , broadcast live on Radio Joy

I Keep Diamonds...

I Keep Diamonds...

Adventures at the Foundry – documentation

Posted in Adventures in a Suburban Garden, Exhibitions, Projects, The Foundry 2010 by npicola on February 6, 2010

A few photos from the exhibition of Adventures in a  Suburban Garden at The Foundry on 17th January 2010.

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 04891

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 04911

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 0495

Helen McCookery came along and wrote the loveliest words about some of the images (and the rest of the event) here: http://www.mccookerybook.com/blog/2010/01/radio-joy-at-foundry-part-of-it-anyway.html

“Two of the screens glow orange with nasturtiums: how did they know I liked nasturtiums?

They provided me with a constant supply of little caterpillars to keep in jam jars when I was a little girl; they danced optimistically in the West-country sun at my ex-honeymoon; they flowered heroically through the deadly weeks when I was packing up our big house and getting ready to move on, exhausted by it all.
Their happy morning song of shades of orange, sung through autumn frosts and dismal rain, reminded me that life can be beautiful even when it is disguised as a nightmare.”

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 0478

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 0479

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 0480

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 0481

The exhibition was part of a live broadcast by Radio Joy – go to http://www.bandofholyjoy.co.uk or http://radiojoy.co.uk/blog for more information, or to listen to their Sunday evening shows, from 7pm.  You can also look at The Foundry’s own archive of the night here: http://www.foundry.tv/archive/events/100117.Radio_Joy/title/

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Adventures at the Foundry 170110 0459

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The Ceiling at the Foundry 170110 0445

The Foundry is now set to close to make way for a hotel – read more here:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/foundry-gallery-set-to-close or go to http://www.foundry.tv

Adventures in vimeo

Posted in Adventures in a Suburban Garden, The Foundry 2010 by npicola on January 21, 2010

30 images from Adventures in a Suburban Garden, as exhibited at The Foundry as part of Radio Joy’s residence.  This version is long and quiet – watch this space for a future update featuring a soundtrack from Inga Tillere.

If you don’t have the time/patience to sit still for 10 minutes you can also see a quick slideshow here:  http://www.foundry.tv/archive/events/100117.Radio_Joy/~adventures/

Take a look at www.radiojoy.co.ukwww.bandofholyjoy.co.uk, or www.foundry.tv for related work/information. Or contact me at www.njmaskrey.com to find out more about exhibitions, print sales or other work.

More Adventures… Showing in London

Posted in Adventures in a Suburban Garden, News, The Foundry 2010 by npicola on January 12, 2010

for one night only…

Adventures in a Suburban Garden will be showing at The Foundry, Great Eastern Street, London, on Sunday 17th January as part of a live broadcast by Radio Joy.

For more information go to www.radiojoy.co.uk or www.foundry.tv.

Here’s a few photos, more on the night…

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2017

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2020

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2062

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2065

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 3015

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 3050

Adventures in a Suburban Garden

Posted in Adventures in a Suburban Garden, Chasing Shadows by npicola on October 28, 2009

New work in progress – sequel project to Chasing Shadows

Adventures in a Suburban Garden

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2057

Adventures in a Suburban Garden

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2035

Adventures in a Suburban Garden

Adventures in a Suburban Garden 2030

Chasing Shadows exhibition!

Posted in Acoustic Cafe 2009, Chasing Shadows, News by npicola on September 17, 2009

7 images from Chasing Shadows are on display at the Acoustic Cafe, Newington Green, London N16.

All works are for sale – contact me for more information: www.njmaskrey.com

Chasing Shadows - shutters

Chasing Shadows - shutters

Chasing Shadows - fence

Chasing Shadows - fence

Chasing Shadows - cables

Chasing Shadows - cables

Chasing Shadows - leaves

Chasing Shadows - leaves

Chasing Shadows - window

Chasing Shadows - window

Chasing Shadows - steps

Chasing Shadows - steps

Chasing Shadows - wire

Chasing Shadows - wire

Chasing Shadows is a night journey – a sleepwalk through a silent world bereft of people.  As the quality of evening light transforms the everyday into a dreamlike state, familiar urban landscapes disappear underneath resilient vegetation.

Long exposure night photographs are hand printed using a lith technique (an alternative wet printing process) to create a degraded aesthetic closer to illustration than photography.  The very nature of the process ensures that each image is visually unique, and in this instance the choice of a now discontinued fibre based paper enforces a single edition body of work.

1st pinhole photos!!!

Posted in pinhole photographs by npicola on July 16, 2009

tests using digital nikon D70 – following the previously posted tip to make a pinhole in the cap for the camera body.

1.  shot in my house – 6pm BST, lit by window and incidental (domestic) tungsten lamp (not in shot), 1600 ISO, roughly 30 seconds:

pinhole tests 01 - jim

pinhole tests 01 - jim

2.  shot outside the acoustic cafe on newington green – 7pm BST, some cloud, ISO 1600, 1 second:

pinhole tests 02 - newington green

pinhole tests 02 - newington green

newington green 11/07/09-15:13

Posted in roundabout by npicola on July 12, 2009

last ones!

east side, and some extra ones from the bus stop.

30 second video recording:

5 minute sound recording:

newington green 21/06/09 – 15:19

Posted in roundabout by npicola on July 12, 2009

laid in the grass on the north side.  this one has the best sound recording.

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5 minute sound recording:

newington green 06/06/09 – 14:32

Posted in roundabout by npicola on July 12, 2009

from the south side of newington green.  it was a bit drizzly.

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