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Martin Newth |
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Tower (detail) Archival lambda print, dimensions variable, (1 of 12) 2004/2008. |
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Originally made for an exhibition at the BCA Gallery, Bedford in 2004 'Tower' includes photographs of each of the twelve floors of the vacated BT Tower in Bedford. Like many other large buildings advances in technology have meant that the structure is no longer required to provide the function for which it was designed. These photographs were taken when this telecoms tower was waiting to be transformed into the luxury apartments that it is today, with traces of the building's past visible in the faded carpets and tangled wires - a last glimpse at the tired office spaces, canteens and boardrooms. Remade specifically for Concrete Dreams the photographs are displayed as a column from floor to ceiling of the 5 meter high APT gallery. |
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Martin Newth was born in Manchester in1973. He studied at Newcastle University and the Slade School of Art. Recent solo exhibitions include 'Ausblick' at Axel Lapp Projects, Berlin (2008), 'Slow Burn' at Focal Point Gallery, Southend (2007), 'Vanishing Point' at MAC Gallery, Birmingham and 'Rush Hour' at BCA Gallery, Bedford (2005). Martin recently completed a year-long commission for Art Works in Wimbledon entitled 'Solar Cinema' (2006-7) for which he transformed a marquee into a giant, portable Camera Obscura. Recent group exhibitions include 'Menschen und Orte', at the Kunstverein Konstanz, Germany (2008), 'Andmoreagain' at the Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, 'Passing Through' at Ffotogallery, Cardiff (2005) and 'Sequences', a national touring exhibition (2004-5). Martin Newth has organized and co-curated numerous exhibitions including a series of artists' projects at Central Space, west London. He currently teaches at Camberwell College of Arts and lives and works in London. |
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www.martinnewth.com |
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