Interesting stuff at Pavilion

Check out Pavilion. http://www.pavilion.org.uk/ It's a Leeds based agency that supports fine art photography and has its own gallery/showing space. Pavilion is located in Saw Mill Yard which is on Saw Mill Street, off Water Lane. Go down the side of the Leeds city rail station, under the bridge which houses the Hans Peter Kuhn light spots and Water Lane is on the right, just after crossing over the river.


In an Ideal World

In an Ideal world is an ongoing research project by Frederico Camara, designed to create an atlas of man-made animal enclosures around the world. The gallery press release states: Devoid of life, yet profoundly revealing, the photographs turn our attention to the visual representation of natural habitats and, ultimately, to the act of looking. This exhibition presents over thirty projected images from the series, taken at zoos in the UK, China, Japan, Singapore and Norway. The UK leg of the project was commissioned by Pavilion in 2009.

In an Ideal World will be open to the public every Thursday, 10am - 6pm and by appointment until 30 April 2010

Event: Frederico Camara in dialogue with Jo Longhurst
March 17, 6 - 8 pm

This event will bring Camara into dialogue with artist Jo Longhurst whose work with British show Whippets also deals with human-animal relationships and the nature of looking. Longhurst was commissioned by Pavilion in 2008 and recently completed a PhD at the Royal College of Art.

Viewing of In an Ideal World at Pavilion: 6 - 7 pm

Dialogue at the Cross Keys Pub: 7 - 8 pm

£4/ £3 (concessions) including complimentary drink at Pavilion

To book contact gill@pavilion.org.uk or 0113 242 5100

Essay: Beauty and the Beast
A commissioned essay by Stephen Feeke accompanies the exhibition and is available to view online: http://www.scribd.com/doc/27117405/Beauty-and-the-Beast
Gill Park | Programme Producer (Interaction)
Pavilion | 7 Saw Mill Yard | Round Foundry |
Leeds | LS11 5WH
E: gill@pavilion.org.uk
T: 0113 242 5100

The idea of having an essay commissioned for a show is an interesting one and you may consider this as something to do when developing your own shows.