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BA (HONS) PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE

Medway Photo Festival
Second year showcase
2013 ISSUE TWO
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is a yearly event that is carried out by our second year students within the unit on narratives on the
photography degree at UCA Rochester. As the frst project of the second year, the narrative unit gives
students greater freedom and responsibility, allowing them to develop their individual practice.

CLOSE YOUR EYES is an exhibition of work by eight emerging female artists. lt is a philosophical
discussion of absence and presence by using diferent formats of photographic and video installations,
each body of work contains a readable absence.
NOVO ASPECT is an exhibition featuring eight individual bodies of work that are interrelated by the
concept of change and transition, with artists looking at landscapes, cities, human emotion and mental
state and the way they replenish, grow or deteriorate.
PARAMNESIA is a unique collaboration of works by upcoming artists of the University of Creative Arts.
Looking at our states of mind and extremities of emotions, be it through memories or physical
experiences and how we cope with these emotions.
EYEDENTITY looks to tackle some of the issues surrounding identity and question the workings of
modern day media, association and perception within our society. lssues of perception of our selves
and others in western media, are tackled.
SIN CITY looks to take its audience on an intrepid journey, complete with heroes, spies and villains,
to the underbelly of society and into the dark corners of the human psyche - revealing a fantastic and
phenomenal world where nothing is as it seems.
SUDDENLY NO! is an exhibition of work that draws upon an overriding theme of transformation; some
works focus on a fantastical interpretation of mundane situations, while others procure an existing
space and shoot it in such a way that it fts a new purpose.
REPEAT TO FADE artists use a combination of video, flm and digital to expose a journey ranging from
the psychological to the documentary which are linked together by the lyrical repeat to fade structure.
NYCTOPHOBIA is characterized by a severe fear of the dark - and this exhibition does nothing
but warrant that phobia. Exploring the sinister beauty found in death. Nyctophobia will leave you
questioning your own perceptions of mortality; of life and death; of light and dark.
MEDWAY PHOTO FESTIVAL
Left to Right Adam King, Nikita Shergill, Ollie Gapper.
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Left to Right Ingrid Gustafsson, Rosie Squires, Ashleigh Britten, Ashleigh Wright
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Samantha Shipton
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Left page Holly Young, this page Lily Kale
Left page Amy Overbury, this page Saana Hamid
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Left page Sinikka Konttinen, this page Sacha Stevenson
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THE COURSE
Students come from around the world to study photography
at UCA Rochester, and we have a global and local reputation.
You will fnd a rich and diverse student body supported by a
friendly but professional culture. Your own creative, technical,
and intellectual evolution is supported and developed by a team
of photographers, academics, guest lecturers, technicians and
curators with national and international reputations. The course
develops a professional environment that supports independent
learning and thinking, preparing students to engage confdently
with complex projects. lt aims to equip students with a sound
academic foundation upon which they can develop their
strengths, realise their potential, and engage professionally with
their discipline. These attributes are also developed through
the integration of business and professional practice, including
problem solving, teamwork, time-management, copyright and
intellectual property, communication and self-management,
and opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
The course takes a broad approach to photography. lt aims
to provide creative and academic experiences that prepare
students for professional careers in photographic practice.
We aim for our students to pursue a range of career
destinations, working across the diversity of genres and
territories embraced by contemporary practice.
Overall, students are encouraged to take risks, explore and
develop their interests, exchange, debate and discuss ideas,
form creative alliances and pursue independent practice.
They are encouraged to be curious, observant, responsible
and understand their position in relation to their subject.
They are encouraged to use their cultural and aesthetic
knowledge and their moral, social and political compass to
navigate these relationships.
Graduates from this course will have embarked on a structured
creative academic journey. They will draw upon a reservoir of
cultural knowledge, be critical, curious, with a strong contextual
understanding of contemporary photographic practice. They
will have developed innovative methodologies, be confdent
to pursue independent practice and collaborate and have a
sophisticated visual language aligned to advanced technical skills.
Most importantly they will be able to harness the power of
photography to communicate and draw upon their cultural
knowledge and interests. We trust that they will have
something important to say in order to inform, challenge and
captivate their audiences.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Our graduates have photographic practices in editorial,
advertising, fne art, curation, picture editing, digital retouching
and flm production. Graduates also progress to postgraduate
study and teacher training.
HOW TO APPLY
BA (Honsj Photography, Contemporary Practice
Apply via UCAS: W642 R BA/CPP
COURSE WEBSITE
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FACILITIES
Photography at UCA is located in Rochester, Medway, a centre
for the arts and regeneration, just forty minutes from London
by train. We ofer excellent facilities and technical resources
that are recognised internationally as among the best in the UK.
The campus ofers a well stocked library with access to books,
flms, magazines and a host of online resources. We have a great
canteen that provides home cooked food. ln the summer you
can enjoy your lunch on our terrace providing fantastic views
over Rochester and the Medway river. Student accommodation
is available near the campus.
We engage in collaborations and exchange with a range of
other disciplines based in Rochester and on other campuses of
UCA, for example Fashion Design and CG Arts and Animation
in Rochester, Architecture in Canterbury and the BA (Honsj
Photography in Farnham.
INDUSTRY LINKS AND GUEST LECTURERS
This course benefts from the input of visiting lecturers who
work within editorial, advertising and fne art industries and
our excellent links support our students in gaining work
experience with internationally renowned artists and commercial
photographers, to undertake studio visits and get involved in live
project briefs. Last summer fve of our students spend several
weeks documenting life in London during the Olympics featured
daily on the website of the Discovery Channel; this summer
a group of students will undertake a road trip across several
locations in the UK and France to document and photographically
respond to sites that support the creative industries in their region
as part of a European project.
Guest lecturers & practioners include;
Simon Roberts, photographer
Wassink Lundgren, artist
Rut Blees Luxemburg, artist
Sheyi Bankale - editor & founder of Next Level Magazine
Anne Braybon - commissions manager, National Portrait Gallery
Bruno Ceschel - founder of Self Publish Be Happy
Bridget Coaker - picture editor at The Guardian
Louise Clements - artistic director of Format Festival
Perry Curties - 125 Magazine
Simon Bainbridge - British Journal Photography
Charlotte Cotton - creative director, NMeM
Martin Barnes - senior curator, v&A
Daniel Campbell Blight - writer & critic
Carole Evans - Portrait Salon
Jonathan Worth - photographer, educator & NTF (HEAj
Brad Feuerhelm - collector
Harry Hardie - curator and publisher, Panos and Here on the Web
Sue Steward - broadcaster, writer, critic and curator
Christiane Monarchi - photomonitor
Louise Clements, artistic director Format Festival & Quad
Michael Diemar - private photography dealer, curator & consultant
Matthew Shaul - curator / artistic director UH Galleries
Sebastien Montabonel - post-war & contemporary art advisor

WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
The second year really was where I found my voice. It gave me
the perfect amount of freedom - after a year of intense technical
training - to really experiment and try new things using my new
found knowledge. It also set me up for working professionally
and interning thanks to the professional practice unit pushing me
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Ollie Gapper
Working on Medway Festival was a greatly rewarding learning
curve for a lot of us - we divided roles and had to develop an
industry-minded maturity in order to work together and get each
component of the exhibition under control, from the framing of
our own work to the curation and actual exhibition space.
It was an incredible experience that gave me an understanding
and sturdy framework for when we graduate and create group
exhibitions with other artists. The Festival was successful and it
was great to encourage a photographic and creative community.
Sanaa Hamid
The Narrative Unit helped me to develop new skills and made me
aware of the great output you can achieve as a group when you
support each other and give critical feedback. It was a great
experience to show my work on a wall in a gallery environment.
I learned new ways of presenting work that supports my
conceptual idea. It also gave me a greater understanding of
the physicality of a photograph in relationship to the space.
All the effort we put into the event was worth it when we
saw all the visitors were enjoying photography. For me an
important aspect is the communication between the viewer
and the photograph. In the future I want to explore more
ways of communicating and use photography as an expression
of my thoughts and ideas..
Ramona Guentert
FINDING OUT MORE
lf you'd like to visit UCA Rochester for yourself and meet our
staf, then why not come along to one of our open days?
For more information and to book a place, go online at:
www.ucreative.ac.uk/opendays
For further information contact our Enquiries Service by
telephone on 01634 888708 or email: jandrew@ucreative.ac.uk
This publication is a collaboration between staf and students
on the course.
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