And so it was, suffering lack of sleep and a bit of a hangover, I found myself at the official launch of The Big Picture where, to my delight, I discovered that I somewhat dyslexically was responsible for the whole city.
Yup, that was me, the shadowy figure guiding the Lunar Society and whispering in Chamberlain’s ear. I’m looking good for my age, I know.
I’m not really sure why I was there other than that I know a few of the people involved though I guess the “social media outreach arts flickr” angles might have done it. The problem I have with this project is right now, while everything works and looks lovely and well done everyone and that, it doesn’t actually mean anything. That meaning will come, I’m sure, as they take these photos and work with them. Jon Bounds, a somewhat inspired hire, has some cool ideas for projects with the aim of helping people see their snapshots as art and to get better, and I can testify to this stuff helping – I owe my current level of photography know-how entirely to Flickr and the various communities therein. With some good notions and sound agendas this should all work rather well.
But right now it’s in the process of getting there and part of that process is a nice launch party for the funders, partners and other people who wear suits on a regular basis. Ask me for my judgement again in a few months.
Your are actually creator of “in” Birmingham. The hippest, coolest parts of Birmingham and not “out” Birmingham where all the untrendy types frequent. Either that or “out” Birmingham is a campaign to name all gay Brummies.
I got an invite to that too but due to an overrunning meeting and the bridge at the back of the mailbox being blocked off I got there too late. Just as well maybe as I would have appeared to be falling into the suit category.
I did grab a couple of their acetates though which should be worth some photo-ops.