Talks – Publikum Press

Kevin Casey: Who Watches the Watchman?

August 6, 2021February 4, 2022

‘Shouldn’t Throw Stones’ visualises Kev Casey’s work, a security guard, the watchman, armed with a camera used to document the unchanging nature of an abandoned heritage marked building, home to Pilkington Glass HQ, nested within Alexandra Business Park.

“The juxtaposition of nature versus built environment seemed to encapsulate the condition and fragility of what was once a manufacturing empire… The futuristic ‘Modernist’ architecture is now in a state of abandonment with nature slowly starting to reclaim the landscape. “

Through the Lens: Nico Smith

January 8, 2021August 6, 2021

Portraits, Bingo-Halls, and Lockdowns – Nico Smith talks us through breaking creative blocks and creating narratives.

“Projects seem to just come and go with me… my changing interest of photography styles, usually results in a change of format.”

Amanda Holdom’s Druids Heath

February 19, 2020July 21, 2020

Photographer Amanda Holdom captures the social and economic change in Druids Heath, a community shaped by modern gentrification – “Having been raised on an estate myself, I can relate to a lot of the stereotypes – I care for the people, and how they are represented.”

Essex Chronicles: Mark Massey’s Essex

July 1, 2019September 12, 2020

The death of the seaside provoked a loss of identity, as Essex in Massey’s words became “London’s dumping grump”.

Massey’s Essex Chronicles seeks to reclaim this identity through a geo-photographical approach.

Fragmentation and Patriotism: Andrew Johnston’s Northern Ireland Perspective

May 19, 2019July 21, 2020

Photographer Andrew Johnston captures the shifting political landscape in modern Northern Ireland and the importance of community within that – “I want my photography to be real. I feel a connection with working class photography.”