the abyss
Clive Landen

exhibition venue: The Courtyard

This latest body of work is part of my ongoing examination of our relationship with the natural world. Both the landscape and the creatures which inhabit it are constantly compromised by us in our need to survive and succeed in a world where the desires to imprint our identity as the dominant species are increasingly expanding.

It is not the focus of the work to present a literal account of the effects of Foot and Mouth disease upon the farming community in Britain, but rather to subvert our traditionally held views of what constitutes landscape through both a psychological and tangible experience within a 21st century context.

Biography / curriculum vitae:
Current Position: Senior lecturer. B.A. Hons: Documentary Photography. University Wales College Newport.

E x h i b i t i o n s :
1993 Watershed Media Centre. Bristol;
1994 Ffotogallery. C a r d i f f. Cambridge Darkroom;
1995 Glynn Vivian Gallery. Swansea;
1996 Wolverhampton Art Gallery;
1997 Irish Gallery of Photograhy, Dublin. Natural History Museum, Nottinghamshire;
1998 On the Bright Side of Life, (contemporary British Photography).N. G. B. K. Berlin;
1999 New Natural History. N. M . P. F. T. Bradford;
2000 New Natural History, Hasselblad Centre. Gotthenberg. Fo t o-Biennalle. N. F.I. Rotterdam.

Publications:
Dec. 1993 British Journal of Photography;
Sept. 1995 Creative Camera;
Dec. 1995 Camera Austria. (issue 51/52);
Dec. 1997 On the Bright Side of Life. (cat); Sept. 1999 New Natural History. (cat);
Nov. 1999 Tate Magazine.

Book Publications:
Nov.1994 ‘Familiar British Wildlife’ Photographs by Clive Landen; Essay ‘Awakening Concience’ by John Taylor. Pub: Arts Council of England, Ffotogallery, Cambridge Darkroom.;
Sept. 1992 ‘Developmental Movement for Children’. Cambridge University Press.