The Things We Leave Behind

Exposición / Leica Store City / 18 The Royal Exchange / London, London, City of, Reino Unido
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Cuándo:
19 abr de 2016 - 05 may de 2016

Inauguración:
19 abr de 2016

Precio:
Entrada gratuita

Organizada por:
Leica Store City

Artistas participantes:
Susana Sanromán

       

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Descripción de la Exposición

Leica Store City host an exhibition of work from visual artist Susana Sanromán. Her work aims to highlight the impact of waste, resulting from the continuous production of goods in our societies. It also looks at the effects of phasing out certain activities and industries that are no longer sustainable, as a result of the economic constraints on the system. This excessive consumerism has had a serious impact on our environment. The amount of debris is ever growing, while managing it is becoming increasingly expensive. The images portray real scenarios, where the accumulation of waste has occurred naturally; due to a need for disposal, recycling, or as a result of various industries' gradual abandonment of activities that are no longer viable. Making use of a merely figurative and anonymous signifier, Susana Sanromán uses the 'mummy' to imply that 'human' presence and society are the catalytic changing forces in the landscape we observe. In each image, the material used in the 'mummification' relates to the background. The human figure merges into its surroundings, until a complete metamorphosis has taken place. The mummy, as an aspect of human remains, like the landscape depicted, evokes concepts such as death, waste, neglect, degradation and ultimate transformation. THE PROCESS & THE LEICA S-SYSTEM 'The Things We Leave Behind' has been mostly taken over a period of 3 years using the Leica S together with the Leica Elmarit-S 30 mm f/2.8 ASPH. The main reason for using the Leica S is the very convinient size, the S-system is the smallest medium-format camera with an impressively easy handling, together with an extreme robustness and excellent imaging quality. All this allows to make very large prints at the highest quality. At the opening night, Susana will be discussing her work and feature a live performance, which will emphasize the process of creating the mummy. A piece of time-lapse animation, which illustrates the methodology of the artist's work, also will be shown.

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