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It’s All Lies

06 Feb-15 Feb 2014

Photography by UEL students

It's All Lies 1

Photography exhibition It’s All Lies is part of a scheme created by Iniva to provide professional guidance and support to the next generation of emerging artists. The University of East London is the first of three selected institutions that Iniva will be working with in 2014. The works on display at Rivington Place have been developed through each artist’s research and approach to the photographic image.

UEL Students collaborated to produce an exhibition exploring ideas of what constitutes a lie. Perceptions of what a lie might entail are revealed through each work, and each piece is influenced by the individual photographers’ experiences, culture and lifestyle. The artworks range from conceptual to documentary, and artists include Rusty Fox, Nate Hilton, Naomi James, Tomas Januska, Grace Lee, Nichola Lowry and Charles Woodward.

Please follow the Media link on the right to view the artworks and artist statements.

lie2 /lʌɪ/

noun: lie; plural noun: lies
1. an intentionally false statement. “they hint rather than tell outright lies” synonyms: untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, invention, piece of fiction, fiction, falsification, falsity, fairy story/tale, cock and bull story, barefaced lie; More antonyms: truth, fact used with reference to a situation involving deception or founded on a mistaken impression.
“all their married life she had been living a lie”

verb
verb: lie; 3rd person present: lies; past tense: lied; past participle: lied; gerund or present participle: lying
1. tell a lie or lies. “why had Ashenden lied about his visit to London?” synonyms: say something untrue, tell an untruth, tell a lie, tell a falsehood, fib, fabricate, invent a story, make up a story, falsify, dissemble, dissimulate, bear false witness; More antonyms: tell the truth (of a thing) present a false impression. “the camera cannot lie”

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Gallery

It's All Lies - Exhibition Photographs

Rusty Fox, 2013 I was raised in an urban environment which very much forms who I am. I have always been concerned with the balance and the imbalance within the city; the living things, the human beings and the inanimate objects, which influence this perception that I have of the city. From my perspective, people in this city are walking machines, numb and soulless. What makes the subjects living in a city different from a piece of meat or a robot? To me, documentary photography has no limits in what it presents. My body of work allows viewers to see the unnoticed relationship between inanimate objects and us. I aim to see the ordinary in the extraordinary truth, looking beyond the surface to see the message hidden beneath, engaging the reader by allowing the images to speak for themselves.

Nate Hilton, 2013 My perception of life has always been abstract. I have a strong dislike of conformity in all forms. Conceptually I enjoy exploring the science of things whether it is an issue, object or person. Exploring the psychology of these things is at the basis of my photographic process and life approach. This is why documentary photography is important to me; it is not about the outcome. It is about the process which I need to work through in order to reach the photograph which most intrigues me.

Naomi James, 2013 Sunspots are a temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. Using an oscilloscope to represent an experience of real-time hallucinogenic self indoctrinated visual response whilst someone is undergoing a traumatic transmutational experience to visit the human perception of that 'the divine' is according to their belief system, meeting their higher self with my series of photographs expressing the aesthetic of a soulful divination experience.

Tomas Januska was born in Lithuania. He currenlty lives in London and works as a freelance photographer. He started his photography in 2009 when he got his first camera and was introduced into the world of photography. "I prefer to use an analogue process, but really it doesn't matter what equipment to use. I'm here to create a photo" - Tomas Januska.

Grace Lee, 2014 My photography practice examines the relationship between consumerist fetishism and fantasies. In my earlier work I drew inspiration from the likes of David La Chapelle and Tim Bret Day, positive apprehensions were spawned from both constructed and discovered narratives. My work has turned towards how to best depict the passing nature of the human condition. What starts out as hope soon turns to a manifesto of distress, leaving a sense of decadence and the prospect of new interpretations. Shimmering forms become reconfigured through hysterical and critical practices which can leave the viewer with an epitaph for the limits of our culture.

Nichola Lowry, 2014 Currently I have a fascination with the concept of Vanitas. I am interested in the objects handed down through the generations as well as contemporary objects used to define identity, a place in society and culture which give a grounding for the future. I hold a Horticultural Diploma, which provided me a basic understanding about the function, purpose and planting of our outdoor spaces. In a current project I explore the structures of plants and their intransient nature. This attempts to explain the balance of texture and colour, light and structure in order to record the fragility of an inflorescence, which may only last a day. Like the flower, we grow, expand and then fade and wilt. But culturally there seems to be little appreciation for the beauty of the cyles.

Charles Woodward, 2014 Charles Woodward is a London based photographer. Born in the capital city, Charles was influenced from an early age by the cultural impact of the art world. Finding his interest in photography in his teenage years, he spent his formative years in galleries and aspired to be involved in the art world from then on. His style finds its basis in fashion and portraiture photography, finding particular inspiration in the masculine form. Through the Intimate Life Project, Charles delved deeper in the male subconscious and lifestyle of the ‘every-man'. This project was featured in Rich Mix's To Each Their Own exhibition, Arthaus Magazine & Hunger TV Website.

It's All Lies - Exhibition Photographs