PAST SHOWS: MALCOLM GLOVER

14 Feb–19 Apr 2009

Private view 13 Feb 2009

My current work involves me using digital technology to produce large-scale prints. I am portraying 25 streets throughout Britain.

The selected streets are photographed at 45 minute intervals throughout the day, between the hours of 8a.m and 7p.m, capturing the external life of the street from morning til night.

The resulting image is constructed in such a way as to create a physical tracking shot, giving the impression of a cinematic experience. The final print measures 4 foot in height and 30 foot in length allowing the viewer to interact with the street as he or she walks along it.

What I am recording is not so much the physical reality but the underlying social narrative of these streets. Traditionally the photographic image has trapped the viewer in one perspective and one moment of time - my work attempts to remove these restrictions.

Alongside this work I am working on another project in which I am portraying outdoor swimming pools across Europe. These prints are also the same size as the street prints and constructed in the same way.

Malcolm Glover lives and works in Hastings, he shows across the world and is in many national and international collections.