“Where My Grandfather Drank # 1” 2002

Birmingham born and bred photographer Stephen J Morgan will be exhibiting a series of images inspired by his upbringing in the city and his Irish heritage. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >

The 4am Project returns for its second year to wake up bleary eyed photographers world wide as they light up the dark recesses of 4am. The brain child of Birmingham based photographer Karen Strunks, the project is renowned for producing hauntingly beautiful pictures of a world few of us stop to admire in its most silent brilliance. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >

When Jaskirt Dhaliwal first started her project of photographing British Asian Musicians in places of importance/inspiration to them, she didn’t imagine it would become as big as it did. By documenting the achievements of British Asians including H-Dhami, Neeta, Niraj Chag, and Sara of Trickbaby she is also documenting her own personal cultural history. “Right from Bally Sagoo and Apache Indian in the 90s to H Dhami and MIA right now, British Asian musicians have reflected or represented the culture and identity of British Asians, giving them a voice or something to relate too.” CONTINUE READING THIS POST >

Rhubarb-Rhubarb are pretty busy at the moment with 3 exhibitions running in conjunction with each other. Along with Obama’s People at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery they also have show’s at 3 White Walls in The Mailbox and Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

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By the 1960s the ‘teen’ identity was beginning to really find its feet as it’s own culture with ideals, social norms and dress sense starting to give purpose to what had previously just been the ages between child and adult. In PYMCA’s Unordinary People, Exploring British Youth Culture, 1960 – 2009 Exhibition the identities that shaped generations are documented through revealing media, capturing not only the style but the attitude of each year’s youth.
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