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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160115T103000
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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/open-eye-flat-death-edgar-martin
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SUMMARY:Open Eye Gallery: Open Eye: Flat Death - Edgar Martins and Jordan B
 aseman
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition runs Friday 15 January - Sunday 3 April 2016\n\nThro
 ugh photographic projects by Edgar Martins and Jordan Baseman\, this exhib
 ition presents two series of work that invite us to reflect on how we deal
  with death\, as a society and individually.\n\nEdgar Martins attempts to 
 understand our relationship to death and photography’s role in this proc
 ess through a variety of images. Jordan Baseman’s exhibition of memorial
  images sits within a long tradition of photography being used by families
  to remember their loved ones after they have passed.\n\nIn shaping the ex
 hibition we have been in consultation with leading individuals &amp\; ment
 al health organisations to ensure an open dialogue. Throughout the exhibit
 ion\, we will be holding events considering the ethical responsibilities a
 nd systems of public beliefs around the work presented  and sharing the f
 indings.\n\nThe exhibition’s title\, Flat Death\, is taken from Roland 
 Barthes’ Camera Lucida which considers the photograph as a fixed recor
 d of a moment in time.\n\nEdgar Martins presents a selection of images fr
 om his project titled\, Siloquies and Soliloquies on death\, life and oth
 er interludes.\n\nMartins has worked closely with the Institute of Legal M
 edicine and Forensic Science in Portugal to create the work\, which includ
 es challenging images relating to death. Presented are photographs of fore
 nsic evidence\, archival material and Martins’ own reflections.\n\nWhils
 t upholding respect for the deceased and the bereaved\, Martins raises the
  importance of discussing why our depiction and understanding of death c
 reates tensions when spoken about in public.\n\nJordan Baseman presents o
 ne part of his 2013 exhibition\, Deadness.  Projected 35mm slides collec
 ted by the artist show images taken by families of recently deceased loved
  ones\, or their funerals.\n\nThe project explores the historical\, cultur
 al and sociological relationship between photographic portraiture and emba
 lming. The embalmer’s attention focuses on preparation for the moment re
 latives and loved ones view the deceased\, to leave the bereaved with a pe
 aceful image and memory of the deceased.\n\nInterviews and discussion are 
 central to Baseman’s creative process\, this work focuses on the experie
 nces of Dr John Troyer – Deputy Director for the Centre for Death and So
 ciety at the University of Bath.
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