Published to coincide with the Bristol Photography Festival 2021.
As part of the Bristol Photo Festival 2021, David Solo, Astra Papachristodoulou and Paul Hawkins organised Photo Poetry Surfaces, an exploration and presentation of a range of photo-poetic works.The program mapped out the range of combinations in photo-poetic works (and sometimes going outside the lines), exhibited a selection of current examples and mixed media presentations of the work. The event was also the launch of the anthology Photo Poetry Surfaces, featuring work by featuring works by Liz Berry/Tom Hicks, Laurent Chevalier/Jamila Lyiscott, Vik Shirley, Chris McCabe/Sophie Herxheimer, James Knight, Sarah Cave/Dragana Jurisic, Amak Mahmoodian, Bard Torgersen/SJ Fowler, Astra Papachristodoulou, Paul Hawkins & Silje Ree. There were a series of conversations about the nature of such collaborations, how such material may be “read” and looking at ways to assess or evaluate it as well. With thanks to BPF.