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Sam, If it’s only one exhibition in oz, I think it should be in Alice Springs, somewhere central, easier for us all to get to. ;-) Would be a good opportunity for me to go to Uluru. :-) Time it to fit with the Beanie Festival and you’d have a very big audience.
Cathy, sure. Here’s my email chillinutmeg@yahoo.com.au In January I might be in Madhya Pradesh.
AM I LATE ???
Hey, guys.
I hope you have a great party. (Or you had a great party).
Anyway – I’m also curious about the wall .. and some more pictures.
Cheers!
Thomas
How could the Civilian Mass Audience ever be technically late? A show would not be a show if only the photographers came, now would it? No, CMA, you’re right on time, particularly if you brought some cash :)
goodnight..sweet..CMA
k/
LOVE YOU KATIE,
I am working hard … How can I buy when I don’t see …:)))
BURNIANS in the BURN gallery…please proceed to the BURN area…???
I am the happiest Civilian in the word ( again) !!!
UNIVERSE is BURNing !!! It’s all about YOU BURNIANS !!!
P.S KATIE, KATIE,KATIE …hi,hi,hi…sometimes I Forget my own power …MASS Audience !!!
WHAT NOT TO LOVE !!!
I know I should be in bed but I wanted to share some pics of the Burn Gallery Exhibit/Loft Workshop slideshow with you Burnians. Here is the link. If you click on each photo you can see it larger.
http://patricialaydorsey.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html
It was QUITE the event! Not only did we have a full house of workshop participants, Burnians and other photographers and friends, but James Natchwey, Josef Koudelka, Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, Antoine D’Agata, Chris Anderson and James Estrin of the New York Times Lens Blog were also in attendance. And hannging on the wall with our prints were prints by Elliot Erwitt, Bruce Davidson, Bruce Gilden, Gilles Peress, Susan Meiselas, Chris Anderson, Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb. Like WOW!!!
You were ALL with us…
And now to bed, after all it’s close to 4 am here in New York. Night night…
Patricia
Now I KNOW I’m sleepy. I misspelled Jim Nachtwey’s name…and maybe some others. Get thee to bed!!!
PAT,
Thanks for thinking about us…. this is cool that you posted this before going to bed…. please please, we want more when you wake up…. (I am sure you cannot sleep by now anyway :):):).
Eric
Patricia
Antoine was there? hellsbells, i just met him in CR a few weeks ago..man..MAN…i am eating my heart out at that sold gold cast of characters! Gonna check out the photos, but thanks soooo much for checking in and letting us know how it all went..THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! YER THE BEST! CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS CIVI!!!!!!!!
hugz goodnight to Pat
Kathie
sold gold=solid gold..sooo tired myself!
Patricia…
Thanks for not going to bed before posting these pictures…
I know for sure that I wasn’t the only one holding my breath…
:)))))
Patricia
Thanks so much for bringing the show back to Burn. I hope the others will do the same. They are so nice to see. Sleep tight.
Patricia
Thanks so very much..i checked out the photos..it was wonderful of you to get them to us so fast..sleep well and yes, i second Eric’s request for MORE!
Thx again!
Kathleen
OUR PATRICIA,
THANK YOU !!!
BURNIANS …the whole word is watching !!!
BURN is the PLACE to BE…
I am in awe…I am in tears…I am HAPPY…
VIVA …I see new BURNIANS…
“… James Natchwey, Josef Koudelka, Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, Antoine D’Agata, Chris Anderson and James Estrin of the New York Times Lens Blog were also in attendance. And hannging on the wall with our prints were prints by Elliot Erwitt, Bruce Davidson, Bruce Gilden, Gilles Peress, Susan Meiselas, Chris Anderson, Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb. Like WOW!!!”
WELCOME in the BURNLAND !!!
P.S Our PATRICIA… have a BURN sleep tonight …
hmmm…what were you drinking???…Hihihih
KATIE,
I am speechless …But I count on you …
Is my surprise ready???
Patricia, thank you thank you thank you!
Hi All
Like most of us I would like to ask you for more photos from opening :)
David
Do you will publish whole list of names?
Hi all,
Thank you Patricia for posting those photos, I actually got to see my photograph hanging on the wall in one of your photos. I got a really bad cold and could not make the show and missed my chance to finally meet a lot of you, and I thought all night about going with my box of tissues in hand :-). I guess another time.
So how many folks showed up? Besides photo geeks, that is.
I agree with Marcin. Let’s break the glass ceiling between “names” and “no-names”. Who were the photographers represented in the show, and will we have the link to their pictures?
In general, we should try to make BURN events an occasion not to say “sorry I will miss, have fun and send pictures”, but make it all available online as it happens, roughly. With reports, video snippets and full program and infos on the proceedings. If we are dealing with a new way to do things and spread photography, let’s use the technology behind these changes, not just use it to repeat the old ways.
Think if the gallery was open to everyone, not just in NY at a specific time!
Thanks
Herve
The live “Burn-Cam”. That would be fun.
Late night, amazing and historic night. Everyone’s work looked great. Took a few notes but it wasn’t the regular full artist talk, the Webbs were a little more organic and brief with their words. Head hurts from my 4 sips of beer and lack of sleep, but a big thank you to all who participated and to David for providing the impetus and space and innovation and momentum…
OK, my friends, here are some more photos from last night. This batch is unlightened/brightened, more blurry & nothing to write home about, but hopefully will give you a feeling of being there.
http://patricialaydorsey.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-from-burn-gallery-exhibitloft.html
Now it’s time for me to go get something to eat. What I forgot to do yesterday was feed my tummy. Today I’m going to rectifyy that omission.
Have a great weekend wherever you are. Burnians, we are ON FIRE!!!
hugs
Patricia
P.S. Jim, I’m terrible at guessitmating numbers of people, all I know is the room was PACKED!
Harvey…
I’m totally with you…
David had mentioned an online version of the gallery from the beginning though… the lack of it, has probably to do with the amount of time/effort required than intention/willingness… maybe tools such as the ones you mentioned will be used in the future shows…
let’s hope this one was a success in the financial department too, so as to indicate that it has in fact the potential to become a viable revenue for Burn and therefore initiate many more shows to come…
SORRY… I meant *Herve* of course…
Patricia
Am I see Bruce Gilden’s photo on one of your pictures?
And did you saw somewhere my picture?
Guys you have a fun like always when I am not there :(
That might be an interesting model to follow for online selling of pictures….
It it a project of the New York gallery owner Jen Bekman and it seems to be working quite well http://www.20×200.com
“In general, we should try to make BURN events an occasion not to say “sorry I will miss, have fun and send pictures”, but make it all available online as it happens, roughly. With reports, video snippets and full program and infos on the proceedings. If we are dealing with a new way to do things and spread photography, let’s use the technology behind these changes, not just use it to repeat the old ways.”
As it was, the few hands that were available to hang the show were up until 4 a.m. the morning of the exhibit trying to finish the job. Actually, I gather it was still being hung an hour before folks started showing up last night. Mike Courvoisier was busting his butt printing many of the photos, not to mention pulling together the loft workshop slideshow. DAH was giving a workshop, editing the student slideshow, making contact with his Magnum buddies who offered prints to sell and attended the event last night. All this was in addition to getting in the drinks and preparing the space for the fiesta.
Well, dear Burnians, it would be great if we had paid staff to make our Burn events more technilogically accessible to everyone, and maybe someday we will. I know DAH is doing all he can to get more funding so more people can be paid to do what needs to be done and to enact what he wants to happen, but we aren’t there yet. This is ALL volunteer effort…including DAH and Anton. And yes, I hope there will be an online slideshow of the Burn Gallery exhibit but I don’t know if that’s in the works.
All I can say is, please know that those of us who were fortunate enough to be there in person will do our best to share what we can with Burn community. Trust me, the room fairly crackled with your energy! As CIVI always says, “What’s not to love???”
Patricia
Oh yes, in relation to sales, today from 3-6 p.m. is the Special Collectors Showing. That’s when we hope our prints will find new homes…
Patricia
Thanks for the photos. You are amazing. One day I will make it out there.
I have to admit, I was a bit shocked to see how the prints were displayed. Floppy unmounted prints clipped/pinned on the wall? That is how we displayed posters in our bedrooms as teen-agers.
It is a matter of respect for the work, and percieved value. Great frames can be had for very little money, lighting could be organized for a few hundred bucks. I realize that there is a time and man-power issue.
In the portrait biz, an un-mounted 4×6 snapshot sized print has a percieved value of about 19 cents. If it is mounted into a nice leatherette folio and called a mini portrait, it can will sell for $100.00 or more.
What the hell do I know, maybe they all sold for big bucks. I hope so.
Herve…
Also, another thing to keep in mind (not just you) is the simple fact that this gallery show actually happened… a few short months after the inception of the idea, David made it happen…
I’m one of the people whose prints was on the wall last night, and I’m *very* happy and grateful about it… but the most amazing thing for me, is this vibe that David has and projects… the idea that anything is possible, if you set your mind to it… it might not work out in the end, but it won’t be for lack of trying…
From all the (sometimes out-there) ideas I have all the time, only a *very* small percentage makes it to fruition… Burn has been a source of inspiration for the past several months… as Civi says… let’s keep raising the bar…
Patricia,
thank you for the images! That is really nice of you. Looks like you all had a great time!
Enjoy New York!
Big hugs!
Reimar
patricia. Thanks for posting the pictures of the night, looks like it was a blast.
I think everyone at that end went above and beyond the call to put this together. Great job.
Anything that can be done from here in london just ask.
Thodoris. Saw your work at photofair today. Lovely prints my friend.
john
lovely prints….
lovely images…
thank you Patricia…
and
ALL….
burn baby burn….
**
John…
I was informed of your visit… glad you liked my prints… it somehow carries more weight when it comes from another printer… would have loved to be there, just like in the Burn show, but… alas… money… have no complains though… really good things happen in many fronts… one of those periods I guess… looking forward to meet you in person… cheers…
Congratulations David, Anton and all the other volunteers. It blows me away to see how quickly the Burn Gallery dream has been realised. Amazing stuff, especially considering it is all voluntary. Good luck for the print sale.
I second Ross…
lets be honest…even if they sell one “iconic” print that
will be a success….
Gordon….!!!
As a last years attendee in the kibbutz i can reassure u that it
is a tremendous amount of work…going on up there..
Mike C is overwhelmed by the prints, slideshows… blah blah…
even to buy enough beer for all those photo thirsty beasts is a
whole operation…
now for frames????
that is a huge expense and u know this…:)))
100 prints…$2K…???? at least?
then again.. was there enough time????
who is gonna mount it if not a pro?
big hug
“lets be honest…even if they sell one “iconic” print that
will be a success….”
Actually, no. I don’t think that would be a success. Nice sentiment, though.
Building anything is a process, and we have more than begun…
I apologize for not writing any report yet, my head is killing me. Thank you Patricia for the wonderful photo reporting. Somehow your images give the illusion that there was space – possibly because you and scooter commandeer it! – but indeed it was a very full house.
Andrew Sullivan – how did we not see eachother?
Mike Young – did we meet?
Panos
Sorry if my comment sounded like a downer. I’m sure it was a great show.
I do feel very strongly about how prints need to be displayed. If we do not take a print seriously, why would we expect a potential buyer to?
I’d rather see far fewer prints, well presented, including lighting on them. The difference is huge.
it’s all good……..a bit of navel gazing, checking out a couple of prints, pat oneself on the back, drink a bit of piss, talk bullshit, pretend to be a pretentious prick, enjoy the show,love a photo or two what more would one need ………….. maybe a “battered sav” on the way home
Gordon; Re; prints pinned on the wall
I went to a gallery display of one of our (New Zealand’s) most prominent documentary photographers and all the images were presented that way. There were 2 other displays on at the time too and all were presented the same way. So maybe it’s a trend?
Cheers
Jim, one of the iconic prints listed for $8,000.
Thodoris, enjoy your work and am especially taken with Mt. Athos since it is at the top of my list … one day, someday, and I’m an agnostic, go figure.
Even if it’s not a trend , I think it should…!!!
Simplicity… no budget… Straight to the point..
The photo, that’s all it counts..
“the real deal”… Plus who can decide what is the “right” frame
for each photo? Since it’s not a “one man show”???
Gordon..:)
I fully agree about the “right lighting”
on displayed photos but.. frames?
Hmmm.. I don’t know ….
Hey all, I didn’t shoot too much, but here are some shots of lastnight’s monster shindig! As to how many people, 2, maybe 300? +or-
http://www.iphonephotojournalist.org/
Patricia, it was wonderful to finaly meet you!
Hey Jason,
How about a workshop report?
The work –
Here is David’s day –
wake up and be ready for class by 9 am
9:00 am – 1:30pm (about) with one 10 min break – class begins – Critique of the shooting of students from the day/night before.
Select images for final use in slideshow, hear all audio, move on… The final day’s critique is short and sweet.
1:30pm – 5ish
pin up photos, drill holes for screws for framed work,
buy About 10 cases if beer
eat something
compile entire slideshow
test it
clean, sweep, mop, rearrange furnature, make many calls to get more big names coming,
take calls of those lost in transit, test all equipment for big event
5ish – 7:00 shower, shave, make sure all beer is cold, buy ice, cups, garbage bags, guests begin arriving, take 20 min break to enjoy beautiful sunset before all hell breaks loose.
7-9:30 people arrive start conuming alcohol and get rowdy
9:30 show time failure still occurs in slideshow and must be dealt with by Anton and Mike for nearly am
hour. Unexpectedly food arrives free of charge from our most favorite restraunt -Patricias distracting the rowdy crowd while Anton and Mike work madly to save the night.
Show continued and was a success!
And this year nearly everyone in the class were at the loft working their butt off to get this show going. Any added technology would probably Make David, Mike and AntonNGO absolutely crazy at this point.
But fear not! Print purchases, donations, and those people who are in the area could really be helpful to get something like that going! If anyone wanted to come donate their equipment and time to set it up and monitor it during the show, I’m sure it might work. But if you’ve never been here, we’re talking about a small loft Appartment with 2-300+ people packed into it! People were sitting with their knees pressed into their chest on the floor it was so tight. It’s really a fantastic experience and to have ones work shown infront of so many people and so Many INFLUENTIAL people is mind blowing.
THANK YOU DAVID!!!!!
Gracias Jason..:)