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, […]