Half the year is gone, but...

An update as such, now that 2011 is half over:

1. The 100 Portraits project is complete and talks surrounding an exhibition are ongoing. More on this as it and when it occurs. Ideally this will be sooner rather than later.

2. The new half of the year means being able to pour more energy into the next project. This will stem from the writing on 'terminal identity'.

3. With more film work being produced in Northern Ireland the remainder of the year is looking economically brighter than the previous half. Roll on Game of Thrones season two and Good Vibrations [2012]!

4. The London Street Photography Festival starts today! Their website and timetable are full of interesting photographers, exhibitions, and workshops, so don't neglect it. Especially the astounding and only recently discovered work of Vivian Maier, shown as Vivian Maier: A Life Uncovered.

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2P- now online!

Here we have it, Will Maloney's "2P". Follow the link to see the film!

Watch it now!

This was the short film that I was working on a few weeks back.

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Now on Facebook!

So, I now have my own page on Facebook. I guess that means that a Twitter account is now only days away. But, with the 100 Portraits project coming into the final stages there is probably no better time to start making more posts, and drumming up some hype. So, get onto Facebook and 'like' Peter Marley Photography. It will be another way to keep up with all that will be going on!

87/100

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Terminal Identity, and Contemporary Portraiture [2]

So, to delve a little deeper...

What is terminal identity?

The notion of a 'terminal identity' comes from science-fiction, contemporary cultural studies and post-modern theories that investigate how advanced electronic technologies are impacting upon the cultures of the developed. Theorists including Donna Haraway, Scott Bukatman, and Jean Baudrillard are integral to this area of study.

The 'terminal identity' I am curious about relates to what Bukatman calls the "armchair universe", where the rise of global communication networks has digitised popular ideas relating to social interaction, leisure, work, commerce, and government. From home, or their private terminal in a library or Internet cafe.

I will add more later. And bring the focus back to photography.

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Hannah Starkey Belfast Show

Hannah Starkey

3rd June - 9th July

Ormeau Baths Gallery

Starkey's first solo show in Belfast, featuring a complete retrospective as well as four new photographs. An utterly fantastic showcase of one of the best photographers in the world.

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