Blog - Colleen Slater Photography

Tides Exhibition – Preview

1st October from 4pm to 7pm on the beach and at The Cafe De La Mer, beachfront, 124A King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 2FN – all welcome.

As part of the Brighton Photo Fringe held during the Photo Biennial, I will be exhibiting in the ‘TIDES’ exhibition which will be taking place on the beach itself near the Cafe De La Mer, from Saturday 1 October for the whole month.

A group of six of us, each with distinct styles and approaches, collaborated on a project to photograph the area between the piers on Brighton seafront. The area of Brighton seafront between the piers, where urban, city life contrasts with the natural world, has an overriding sense of impermanence; visitors come and go; the tides ebb and flow and the weather changes through the days and the seasons. We hoped to capture the multi-layered nature of this place.

I used a macro lens to reveal the unusual, unexpected and overlooked.

View exhibition images here http://www.colleenslaterphotography.co.uk/tides/

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Brighton Beach Macro

Tides Exhibition – Leftovers

Brighton Photo Fringe, Tides Exhibition – Leftovers. Detritus is flung up on the pebbles by the incoming sea then taken away again as it retreats. The usual bits of seaweed, driftwood, shells, feathers, cuttlefish bones and half-eaten marine life together with a selection of discarded trash that has somehow ended up in the sea. Odd bits of plastic, toothbrushes, broken sunglasses, bottle tops, rope…This provided the inspiration for some of the images showing in the exhibition.

Leftovers

Golden Years – Brighton Beach Boys

The Brighton Beach Boys perform the music of David Bowie in their new show ‘Golden Years’ at The Brunswick in Hove. This is a musical celebration of the some of the great songs by Bowie including, ‘Space Oddity’, ‘Heroes’, ‘Rebel Rebel’, ‘Star Man’, ‘Ziggy Stardust’, ‘Let’s Dance’ and many more. ‘Where Are We Now’ which was released on iTunes on 8 January 2013, Bowie’s 66th birthday is also played.

Glen Richardson has the uncanny ability to mimic Bowies’ vocals, sounding very like him.

Brighton Beach Boys

Glen Richardson

Charlotte Glasson

Adrian Marshall

Stephen Wrigley

Glen Richardson

The Band members

Steve Wrigley Guitar/ Vocals/ Musical Director

Glen Richardson Vocals/ Keyboards

Adrian Marshall Vocals/ Bass Guitar

Tom Arnold Vocals/ Organ /Drums

Ralph Brown Vocals/Keyboard/Saxophone

Charlotte Glasson Saxophones/Flute/Viola

Theseus Gerrard Vocals/ Drums/ Percussion

Brighton Blues Corporation

The Brighton Blues Corporation perform their annual charity gig at The Brunswick pub in Holland Road, Hove on New Year’s Day. This is about the thirtieth annual performance.

Dave Hastings

Dave Hastings and Chris Stevens

Nigel Thomas

Geoff Hearn

Nigel Thomas

Geoff Hearn and Dave Hampton

Mark Bassey

Hugh and Chris Stevens

Tony Shepherd and Simon Robinson

Brighton Blues Corporation

Brighton Photo Fringe 2016 – ‘Tides’ Exhibition

Brighton Photo Fringe 2016

Over the past year, I have collaborated with five photographers, each with a distinct style and approach, in a project to photograph the area between the piers on Brighton seafront. The resulting work will be shown as part of the Photo Fringe in the ‘TIDES’ exhibition in October. It will be taking place on the beach itself, near the Cafe De La Mer from Saturday 1 October for the whole month.

The area of Brighton seafront between the piers, where urban, city life contrasts with the natural world, has an overriding sense of impermanence. Holidaymakers, day-trippers and other visitors come and go; the tides ebb and flow, the weather changes through the days and the seasons; posters and flyers are repeatedly put up then torn down and the West Pier continues to crumble into the sea, disappearing bit by bit. I used a macro lens to look at the small details that often go unnoticed.

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Leftovers

Evidence of ‘having a good time’ can be found on the beach the day after the night before, when everyone’s gone home; bottle tops, cans, travel tickets, jewellery, cigarette butts, party poppers…

Between the Piers Macro Project – 20 December 2015

Between the Piers Macro Project – 26 November 2015

At this time of year, light levels are low, the weather stormy and the atmosphere, dull and gloomy. The seagulls have to work harder hunting for fish in the sea as there are few visitors leaving food scraps for them to scavenge. Evidence of this, the bits of half-eaten fish and backbones, can be seen amongst the detritus that’s been tossed up on the beach during the storms.

Between the Piers Macro Project – 30 August 2015

Using a macro lens has allowed me to identify elements within the environment which throw a light upon the contrasts between city life and nature, textures and materials, hard and soft, sunshine and rain.

Sea and rain and beer – this is a watery place. Seaweed glistens, restaurant menus blur and water drops on metal surfaces reflect a mini seafront world.

Between the Piers Macro Project – 28 August 2015

Between the Piers Macro Project – 10 August 2015

At the end of the Brighton Pier, there is a cubicle where the fairground ride operator sits and works the controls. The cubicle is covered in metallic and brightly coloured plastic. Colours on the surface of the cubicle constantly change, like a kaleidoscope, as people pass back and for behind it.