The following is an edited version of a conversation held between Benjamin Jones and Alexander Mourant on the occasion of Jones’ solo exhibition Odd Sympathy at Santi, London, from 21st June to 18th July 2026. Alexander Mourant: Should we start with the curation. Having been to your studio, I know you have an abundance of […]
In July 2022, I first reviewed the group exhibition ‘those eyes – these eyes – they fade’, curated by Anne Immelé at Valletta Contemporary, Malta. In recent times, the exhibition has resurfaced and returns as part of the 6th edition of the Mulhouse Photography Biennale 2024. I revisit ‘those eyes’ on a trip to France, […]
The following text is a revised version from the original catalogue essay ‘At the Farthest Edge: Rebuilding Photography’ by Alexander Mourant, published by NŌUA, 2023, on the occasion of the eponymously titled exhibition. According to the dictionary, the word ‘edge’ first appears in approximately 1000 AD. It derives from the Old English ecg, meaning ‘sharpened […]
In the early months of 2010, the writer and celebrated art critic, John Berger, was slowly recovering from cataract surgery. The left eye was the first to be operated upon, followed by a period of months, before the right eye’s cataract was also removed. Between the two surgeries, Berger stumbled upon a curious time and […]
There is one question I must ask myself when looking at the work of Bart Lunenburg: is he, or isn’t he, a photographer? That question, that nagging concern, rings in my ears. Perhaps, instead of a photographer, I should say, he came from photography. That might be a safer, more accommodating approach. He moves through […]
Let’s begin with a statement of fact: I’m presented with a small, pale yellow, staple bound book of sorts. I say of sorts, as it may, in fact, be a pamphlet, or a booklet, or a type of zine or even an instruction manual. Classifications tend to defy me, so I’m not quite sure. Curiously, […]