Written by Amanda David
The Hayward Gallery, in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan (R.O.C.), will present Samuel Laurence Cunnane: Blue Road. This will mark the Irish artist’s London debut and the fifth exhibition in the RC Foundation Project Space Exhibition Series, which showcases the next generation of emerging international artists.
The exhibition will take place in the HENI Project Space in the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery – a space that offers the opportunity for audiences to discover exhibitions from new artistic voices for free.
Blue Road will survey Kerry-based analogue photographer Samuel Laurence Cunnane’s work to date, featuring traditional photographic prints developed by hand in his darkroom studio. Cunnane travels by van across Europe and beyond for long periods, capturing fleeting scenes that result in luminous images that reveal remarkable beauty hidden in plain sight.
The titular work, for example, depicts a stretch of newly tarmacked road that appears as a deep blue river gleaming in the early evening light. Responding to the digital nature of contemporary image-making, Cunnane encourages viewers to look more intently in moments of stillness, emphasising light and atmosphere to reveal the world as the naked eye truly sees it.
Venue: Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
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