March Theme - ‘People of the 21st Century’
“Nothing is more abhorrent to me than sugary-sweet photography full of pretence, poses, and gimmickry. For this reason, I have allowed myself to tell the truth about our times and people in a sincere manner.” - August Sander
The next ‘Camera Club’ is Thursday 3rd March, at 6.30 and the brief this month is to create a single stand-alone image or a series of photographs, (in colour or black & white and presented in printed format,) which interprets the above quote in some way and gives an updated view on Sanders’ series, ‘People of the 20th Century’.
This could look at the mapping of our society, portraiture, highlighting differences through a typological approach, or a contemporary take on the 7 sections that Sander grouped his pictures into: The Farmer, The Skilled Tradesman, Woman, Classes and Professions, The Artists, The City, and The Last People.
This brief is based on the work of August Sander, so we recommend you go and see the exhibition at the Dean Gallery (starting on Saturday 12 Feb) for inspiration!
Speaker was: Keith Hartley, Chief Curator at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
