Northern Light

Introduction

NORTHERN LIGHT is a research group based at the Sheffield Insitute of Arts (SIA) that recognises the shared themes and interests related to landscape, the north and it's representation across the varied research practices of academics working on the BA(Hons) Photography course at Sheffield Hallam University. The aim of the group is to provide opportunities for SHU academics to further their research practice through collaborative projects with other academics, practitioners and organisations in an ongoing exploration of the Northern Landscape.

Outputs to date have included two two-day academic conferences, two open exhibitions (see below), the publication of a book of academic papers and a book of artwork from the 2016 exhibition.

This aim of this website is to represent the wide range of landscape practice presented in the two exhibitions alongside practitioner's statements and contact details in order to extend the discourse of both conference and exhibition revealing a range of contemporary responses to the northern landscape and it's visual representation.

Click on the images below or use the menu above to view the work from the exhibitions.

Northern Light: Proximity and Distance was exhibited at the Yorkshire Artspace, 21 Brown St, Sheffield S1 2BS, England, from July 3 – July 21 2018.

The exhibition was curated by the BA(Hons) Photography Team to accompany a two-day academic conference at Sheffield Hallam University hosted by Dr Chris Goldie and Darcy White.

The exhibition team included: Tom Harrison, Stephanie Hartle, Sonya Robinson, Andrew Robinson and Louis William Clay. Special thanks to: Darcy White, Tim Machin, Nathaniel Bell and William Carr.

The conference and exhibition were supported by the Department of Media Arts and Communication and the Art & Design Research Centre.

Northern Light: Contemporary Landscape Photography was exhibited at the Sheffield Institute of Arts (SIA) gallery, 153 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S1 2NU, England, from July 4 – July 31 2016.

The exhibition was curated by Michèle Lazenby to accompany a two-day academic conference at the Sheffield Hallam University hosted by Dr Chris Goldie and Darcy White.

The exhibition team included: Michèle Lazenby, Stephanie Hartle, Tom Harrison, Andrew Robinson, Sonya Robinson and Darcy White.

The conference and exhibition were supported by the Department of Media Arts and Communication and the Art & Design Research Centre.

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