MATTHEW HAMMOND

Journey Launches at the Blue Oyster, Dunedin

2009-11-24T13:02:00.002Z

Journey Opening - Blue Oyster Art Project Space

2009-11-02T13:28:00.002Z

Matthew Hammond: */Journey/* | Hamish Tocher: Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries) | 3 Nov - 28 Nov

The Blue Oyster is pleased to present Matthew Hammond | */Journey/ * and Hamish Tocher | Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries). In quite different ways Hammond and Tocher both interrogate the conventions and modi operandi of photography. The exhibitions will open on Tuesday 3 November at 5:30pm and will run until Sat 28 November.

For the series of black and photographs that make up */Journey/ * Matthew Hammond has chosen to begin simply, with a bus ride through Edinburgh. A static viewpoint out of the bus window limits the seemingly endless possibilities of vantage point available to a photographer. The bus route further constrains possible subject matter to a predetermined linear trajectory through the city. Through these choices Hammond leaves himself only one option - when to press the button. What results is a sampling of the vastly different social, spacial and architectural worlds that make up Edinburgh, where the bus window becomes a familiar formal constant; indexing the role of the camera as a devise for framing reality and forming the only visible link between these potentially disparate images.

Hamish Tocher's Overhead Project (Villa of the Mysteries) draws upon the figures, mysterious initiation rituals and dominating crimson hues of the Pompeiian fresco cycle of the Villa of the Mysteries. Using hand crafted projection devices Tocher has recreated and reimagined this classical chamber and its enigmatic scenes.

With an undercurrent of mourning for the passing of the analogue tradition of photography, these ephemeral light projections sit at odds with the historical endurance of the frescoes they reference, whilst alluding to photography's historical origins in the unfixed projections of the camera obscura.

In association with these exhibitions the Blue Oyster will be running another series of educational workshops which will allow students to explore the photographic techniques used by Matthew Hammond and Hamish Tocher. Workshops will be held on Thurs 5, Tues 10, Thurs 12, Tues 17 and Thurs 19 of November from 1 -3 pm. Participation is free and available to school groups from any year. Bookings are essential - email education@blueoyster.org.nz to reserve a time for your class.

2009-07-17T19:06:00.002+01:00

Matthew Hammond will be exhibiting for the first time in New Zealand at the Blue Oyster Arts Space, Dunedin from 3 Nov - 28 Nov 2009.

Further details are available from http://www.blueoyster.org.nz/hammond-tocher/

Imagined Lines @ Light House, Wolverhampton OPEN

2008-10-05T19:16:00.002+01:00

Imagined Lines @ Light House, Wolverhampton

2008-10-05T19:08:00.010+01:00

Imagined Lines by Matthew Hammond

October 3rd - November 7th 2008

Matthew Hammond’s exhibition is a selection of photographs from four bodies of work about the urban landscape and our association with it. This collection documents the disparate social areas of one city which could be reflected in any major city.

British Landscapes, the most recent body of work in the collection, features very specific cities and sites. Matthew chose these places because they are sites that are both harrowing and banal at the same time. They are of locations such as Cromwell Street, Hillsborough and Pont de L’Alma underpass in Paris - harrowing because of the events that once took place there, but banal because they are also merely everyday locations.

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Imagined Lines Exhibition Opening

Thurs 2 Oct, 6.30 - 8.30pm

Join us for the opening of Imagined Lines by Matthew Hammond. Matthew will be on hand to talk about his work. Refreshments will be served. Admission free. All welcome.

Light House Website

Metro Review

2008-07-06T10:58:00.001+01:00

Click here to view the Metro newspaper review of British Landmarks at The Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax.

5 Questions For...

2008-06-16T19:46:00.002+01:00

Click here to view 5 questions for... Matthew Hammond in Metro Newspaper (5th June 2008).

British Landmarks Published

2008-06-05T21:27:00.004+01:00

British Landmarks has been published as a 54pp hardback book by Blotch Publishing.

Available 7th June at:

www.blotchpublishing.co.uk

www.amazon.co.uk

The Photographers Gallery Bookshop

ISBN: 978-0-9558050-1-1

British Landmarks - Matthew Hammond

2008-06-05T21:23:00.003+01:00

British Landmarks is on show at the Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax.

7th June - 28th September 2008

Dean Clough Galleries
Halifax
HX3 5AX
T: 01422 250 250
E: info@deanclough.com

Flash Forward 2008

2008-05-20T19:50:00.003+01:00

Matthew Hammond has been selected as a winner in year 4 of the Magenta Foundation's award for emerging photographer titled Flash Forward 2008.

A selection of images from Hammond's Journey series will be on show at Lennox Contemporary, Toronto in October 2008 and published in a book that will accompany the show.
Link to the Magenta Foundation

Review: Flavorpill.com

2008-03-14T11:44:00.002Z

ART: Photography

PURE_photography

Jane Stockdale, Kabukicho

The penultimate slice of the PURE series focuses on photography, comprising five snappers' takes on the meaning of "journey". Two standouts are Jane Stockdale and Matthew Hammond. Stockdale's images are hedonistic fun, capturing the colorful atmosphere of global festivals (and famous faces such as Iggy Pop and Kaiser Chiefs). Hammond keeps closer to home with his British Landmarks series, which eschews picture-postcard destinations in favor of Dunblane Primary School and 25 Cromwell Street, with street snapshots taken through the window of a bus. [Source]

– Lucy Davies

PURE_photography

2008-03-10T11:53:00.002Z

PURE_photography

07 March - 22 March

FERREIRA PROJECTS
Lower Ground Floor
23 Charlotte Road
Shoreditch
EC2A 3PB

020 7033 3788

www.matthewhammond.net updated

2008-02-29T17:35:00.000Z

www.matthewhammond.net has been updated and now includes the new Eschara and Dead Supermarket Flowers series'.

Ferreira Projects

2008-02-29T16:32:00.003Z

PURE_photography

07 March - 22 March

FERREIRA PROJECTS would like to announce PURE_photography the fourth in the PURE series of exhibitions in which participating artists; Matthew Hammond, Emer O’Brien, Carlos Sarria, Jane Stockdale and Anastasia Vasileiou, have concentrated on producing an exhibition of photographs which examine how the medium can transcend it’s axiomatic stillness to relate a journey.

FERREIRA PROJECTS
Lower Ground Floor
23 Charlotte Road
Shoreditch
EC2A 3PB

020 7033 3788

The Arches 10th January - 6th February 2008

2008-01-11T10:37:00.000Z

Matthew Hammond's exhibition, Journey, has now opened at The Arches, Glasgow.

Private View Invite

2007-12-19T18:32:00.001Z

Journey by Matthew Hammond Published

2007-12-19T18:21:00.000Z

Journey by Matthew Hammond has been published by Blotch Publishing and will be launched at The Arches on 10th January 2008.

Turn the pages below for a preview.

Journey

2007-11-28T18:27:00.000Z

The Journey series will be published as a 54 page book in january 2008.

The book launch will be held during the opening of Journey the exhibition at The Arches, Glasgow on 10th January 2008.

I.R.P. Magazine

2007-10-02T09:04:00.000+01:00

A selection of images from the series British Landmarks have been published in I.R.P. magazine (issue 5).

I.R.P 5 will initially be on sale at: Analogue Books (Edinburgh), Lik+Neon (London), the Permanent Bookshop(Brighton) and Residence Gallery (London).

Website update

2007-09-25T20:25:00.000+01:00

www.matthewhammond.net - Updated!

Matthew Hammond's website has been updated with new and revised images.

Please take a some time to have a look.

If you prefer the old site go to: www.matthewhammond.net/index2006/html

Welcome

2007-09-22T12:38:00.000+01:00

Hi

Welcome to my blog.

I'll be posting details of upcooming exhibitions and events, new publications and new work here.

Thanks for looking.

Matthew

http://www.britishlandmarks.net
http://www.matthewhammond.net