Eyelight Photography Exhibition - Air October 22, 2011

To successfully deliver on the concept of Air can be something of a photographic challenge so the members of Eyelight are to be highly commended for their artistic vision in this their final exhibition of the elements series. Their various interpretations of Air, the gaseous envelope of the earth, are thought provoking and wide ranging.

Having previously captivated us with their photographic take on Water, Earth and Fire, they entice us once more with beguiling images of the fourth element.

Wind, breeze, draft is explored in David Griffith’s beautifully rendered journey of air through a house and in Bea Lopez’s nuanced and evocative study of a gentle breeze as it quivers through a curtain. The touches are deft and subtle and we want to exhale deeply to prolong the pleasure these images bring us.

Tony Samuel looks at people playing with the wind. His images of people flying their kites are enigmatic yet oddly beguiling.

To expose to wind is investigated by Franck Toto. His work looks at the mesmeric beauty of eroded surfaces and the transient nature of even the sturdiest of our earth’s surfaces when exposed to the wind and its erosive qualities.

Sonia hunt examines autumn leaves and seedpods that are airborne with beautiful close ups of nature in motion.

Architecture and air is what intrigues Kate Reading as she takes a look at structures which allow air to literally travel through them. Her images are a sublime vision in black and white.

Tatiana Svermova takes us on a flight and we see her vision up in the air and view her beautiful skyline taken through the window of an aeroplane in flight.

Trish Anderson’s interpretation of up in the air – a narrative of uncertainty and chaos is disturbing and bleak and may perturb some viewers with her disquieting portrayal of a tragic event.