Edward Carey
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This show presents a follow on or evolution of the 'Stepping Back' piece I presented for my Degree Show. Here the work is shown alongside a selection of other artists from WSA and many more from various other art institutions all together as part of Free Range in The Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. As well as my photographic prints I have presented the work with more recent news articles but also a Photo book containing the entirety of my year long series also been titled 'Stepping Back'. Our show was organised entirely by a committee of around 30 participating students and curated by a small selection of peers - several of which are heading on to masters in curation in 2017. It stands in part as something of a testiment to what we've learned, a reaching out together into london post university.
“My photography is about shedding light on the world around us. My work is concerned with humanity. Using photography to go out into the world, taking photos and bringing them back into an art setting – a place for thought. Displacing a moment in time, taking something seemingly unimportant and making it crucial. I use photography as a medium because I don’t want the viewer to become bogged down in the artistic license. I want to communicate something about the world and photos are inherently mired in truth. I choose to shoot street photography because I believe we need to see the world around us more. I believe there is art in everyday life and in a world so divided and confused street photography offers a chance to freeze a moment, to make all it contains imperative and push the viewer to think on the good in life – I want to bring the world into a space for thought.” ​
