Martin Parr Revisited Exhibition Manchester, 11th December 2018

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Location/Venue- Manchester Art Gallery, Good transport as it’s based in a big city. There are bound to be a lot of visitors including schools and collages. Manchester Polytechnic, Martin Parr also studied at Manchester which is another reason why he continues to come back and sometimes teach in MMU. The Venue was hired out for the exhibition and many conferences, meetings and seminars had taken place prior to this. The metro, train, trams and buses were available on the day to get to the exhibition. All the photographs taken were from within Manchester. The artwork gallery is very prestigious as it also holds a lot of other famous photographers artwork. A lot of other institutions were nearby.

Curation/ Theme/ Content- The content of the exhibition was of ordinary people going about their daily lives, street photography. The images were taken from the dates 1970-2018. The collections involved were of people in supermarkets, patients at a mental hospital, people in mosques, couples and even of people’s living rooms based on the street name ‘Coronation Street’.

Target Audience- Aimed at other photographers who are looking for inspiration, tourists and young people through the internet. The artwork captures a wide range of people as his work is so broad, different styles and time. The work would also target people of Manchester as it’s whole collection is based around the community. As there was no admission fees it would be more appealing to people as it’s a free place to visit.

Promotion- There was a press release in October 2018, people in the city and educational establishments would’ve been involved. The promotion of the exhibition could have also been feautured in newspapers or even on photography websites. The red eye organisation would’ve also helped to organise and financially help sort the event, the red eye organisation has many followers and subscribers. Promotion would’ve been helped by mentioning the exhibition on the radio or being involved in interviews.

Realisation and Display- The artwork shows diversity and gives a sense of a good strong community. The people involved in the photographs show individuality and the colours are mostly bright and colourful within his collection. Parr’s work is displayed in chronological order and are shown in a vast amount of space. The displays are inconsistent as some appear to be scattered along the wall whereas some collections are tightly packed together. There was one collection of couples that was interactive, drawing more people in to viewing his work.

Budget and Funding- The exhibition was not funded by the admission fees as there was free entry to the event. However, funding possibly could’ve came from self merchandise which were sold in the shop- this including books and tote bags. There was also a donation box within the exhibition and donations were also made to other exhibitions. The MMU also helped fund this event as it did take part as a part of the University.

Legal/Ethical Considerations- Martin Parr owned all of the images. Copyright of any brand names or logos has to of been considered – quick save was involved as a brand. Health and Safety of the displays of the artwork must’ve been taken into consideration and disabled access for people in wheelchairs etc must’ve been also checked. Volunteer security monitors were also taken place throughout the exhibition.