Here and There

17 May - 14 June 2008

Projections @ Play Nightclub
55 Blue School St, Hereford Tel: 01432 270009

German artist Rebecca Stutz will project her images in Play Nightclub on Friday nights during the Festival period. Her images are arresting tableaux commenting on contemporary life and its anxieties.

Hereford College of Arts
Wednesday 28th May, 1.30 pm, Free
Well known historian Ian Walker will be talking about his latest book ‘So Exotic, So Homemade’ in which he explores the fascinating relationship between Surrealism, Englishness and documentary photography.

The book covers a wide range of work from Mass Observation and Bill Brandt through to contemporary work by Martin Parr. Ian is Reader in the History of Photography at the University of Wales, Newport.

Photography @ Guardian Hay Festival

22nd May-1st June www.hayfestival.com

The Hereford Photography Festival is delighted to be a partner to Hay which this year overlaps with the festival’s new dates. Visit both!

Mark Edwards Hard Rain Sunday 25th May 19.00
The open-air exhibition Hard Rain presents a series of unforgettable and sometimes disturbing pictures accompanied by Dylan’s prophetic lyric.

Tuesday 27th May 19.00
Sam Taylor-Wood and Patrick Marber show a short film.

Sunday 1st June 11.30
Don McCullinThe legendary photographer in conversation.

Events @ The Courtyard

Fri. 23 May 2.30pm, 5.00pm & 7.45pm, Sat. 24 May 7.45pm
Screenings of Annie Leibovitz - Life Through A Lens
in parthership with Borderlines Film Festival

It was Leibovitz, of course, who photographed the Queen for the ‘less dressy’ moment that sparked the BBC ‘faking it’ scandal last year. But in an earlier incarnation she worked at Rolling Stone Magazine, photographed the Lennons and toured with the Stones. Then she landed the gig of chief snapper of the bold and beautiful at Vanity Fair. A breezy, entertaining celebration of her life that gives an intimate view of her work.

Richard Heatly will give a short talk and lead a discussion on Photography and Celebrity at 6.30pm following the 5.00 screening, touching on questions of how 21st century ideas of public fame and reputation have been largely constructed around visual imagery and through the medium of photography.

Thursday 10th July 7.30
The Music Pool presents Imbongi www.musicpool.org.uk
Fronted by Zimbabwe’s premier poignant dub poet Alberg Nyathi, 8 spectacular dancers, musicians and singers provide vigorous and highly-charged performances of contemporary African music at its very best. Imbongi are a high energy fusion, a joyous and emphatic denial of trouble and strife.

This performance will be accompanied by a suspended exhibition in the Courtyard’s bar area, documenting the group’s visit to Herefordshire.