On the first Thursday of every month, Shoreditch’s windy streets host an inspiring of lavish art, exciting tours and unique events all free for only one night till 9pm. Blur 21:The Exhibition, part of the Shoreditch Fringe Festival, it honours the bands visual identity, presented by music giants Spotify and EMI, at the London Newcastle project space. Coinciding with the Britpop legends’ spectacular their Hyde Park Olympics closing ceremony gig, celebrating a 21-year career.
Blur 21: The Exhibition features, a collection of quirky images in addition to an exclusive never seen before collection of backstage photos. Curated by the skillful music photographer Dave Brolan, images from leading designers, photographers and artist including Banksy, Julian Opie, Pennie Smith, Kevin Cummings, Paul Postle and Tom Sheeha. Nostalgic of teenage years fans a subtly appearance from brilliant dancing milk carton seen in Blur’s, Coffee & TV video, familiar best of Blur album cover, and the country house for sale sign.
Cosy artist run studio, Gallery 1.1 on Redchurch Street, exclusively featured a series of intricate paintings by artist Gill Ord and her collection of seaside paintings Titled ‘Time and Tide’, created especially for the ‘30 days 30 Artists’ project. Gill Ord documents changes within a 12 hour period, at one of the fastest moving sand banks in Sussex. The contrast between Blur 21: The Exhibition and ‘30 days, 30 Artists’ exhibition represent recent the influx of big names succumbing to the colourful allures of Shoreditch, cohabitating together global brands and independents both nourishing and inspiring creativity. Shoreditch has become a powerful artistic organism, in the desire for innovation.
The 9pm grew closer, Redchurch Lane, people on the streets enjoying the warm August evening. Positioned behind group of people, on a mission to find one last gallery to visit. Accidentally wandering into a fascinating building beautifully decorated finding ourselves observing the realistic qualities of the ‘You are here’ exhibition of lost people, someone asked ‘are you lost?’, fitting with the theme of the exhibition, replied ‘yes, we’re lost’ realising the person being less witty and more serious. The exhibition, a set-up a pop up studio to photograph lost tourist in Shoreditch during the Olympics games, held at creative advertising agency Mother London.
Photography by Joanna Buczek
See the collect of photos taken during the exhibition ‘You are here – An exhibition of Lost People’ by Caroll Taveras http://youarehereat.tumblr.com/
