CAPSULE #3 AT THE RICHARD YOUNG GALLERY

CAPSULE#3, AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY 47 FORTHCOMING 2011 GRADUATES FROM BA (HONS) FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY (LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION), IS CURRENTLY BEING FEATURED AT THE RICHARD YOUNG GALLERY IN KENSINGTON UNTIL THE 11^TH OF JULY.

Richard Young, the UK’s most successful celebrity photographer, and The London College of Fashion have organised this show to help launch the fashion photography stars of the future.

The work on display showcases the different styles of fashion photography created by these students, giving them the opportunity to get more public exposure.

Supermodel and David Bailey’s ex-wife Marie Helvin, Richard Young and Jeremy Gilbert from Nikon were the judging panel tasked to find and announce the 2011 winner, Sandra Madelane, who received the latest Nikon D7000 camera with an 18-105mm lens as a prize.

Sandra is originally from Latvia, where she studied documentary photography, graphic design and furniture design before coming to London.

Whilst studying in LCF, Sandra developed an interest in conceptual art and fine art photography, eventually combining both with fashion photography. For Sandra, the concept defines the value of the art work.

She commented: “For this particular project I knew that I wanted to create a still life image. The idea was born from my dissertation subject where I tried to explore the question of whether a female form can be used in still life photography and stand for an object rather than a subject.

The concept of this project was based on exploring the ideas of consumerism and people constantly purchasing goods they do not need and to illustrate a process of a human body being disassembled into pieces as a doll that is told how to shop and adorn itself. Particularly, I wanted to highlight the power of accessories, which are placed in the spotlight and become more important than the person wearing them.

In the future I would like to continue blending the border between fashion imagery and conceptual art in my photographic work.”

A 64 page full-colour catalogue supported by printers Chapter Press and design consultants Sampson May has been created to accompany the exhibition and is available to buy at the Richard Young Gallery, as well as the prints themselves, which is a great chance to purchase work from “the future Mario Testinos”.

Check out AGENT2′s story on the LCF Graduate Fashion Show 2011 here.

Capsule#3

Richard Young Gallery
4 Holland Street
W8 4LT London

For more info visit: www.richardyounggallery.co.uk

Words Veroníca Carpio Martín  Images Dan Harley