Sill Wate s : B ia G ii

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Sill Wate s : B ia G ii

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Pi tu e a es e isi g s e e he e a elega t o a loats eightlessl a oss a g a d hall. Nea , a li i all p e ise self po t ait is a i ulated

a olle io of epug a t g o th-like eatu es. Wel o e to B ia G ii s Sill Waters olle io .

E pe tl usi g light a d o posiio al postu e to d a ai efe t, G ii has eated a t ul a azi g od of po t aits. Gazi g at o e a othe f o a oss the galle alls is a i spi aio al olle io of ha a te s; people

ho ha e i lue ed the shape of De s ultu al, e o o i a d i dust ial la ds ape. E lighte e t thi ke s, i o ato s, ake s a d

usi ess leade s; igu es that De Museu s e o Joseph W ight ould ha e pai ted e e he ali e toda .

Sill Waters is i pa t , a isual a i ulaio of De s histo of eai it , i o aio a d appli aio .

But although these po t aits o tai deli ate t a es of the i spi aio B i-a took f o De Museu s th e tu pai i g olle io , the a e u istaka l o te po a i app oa h; ea h o e o tai i g a dis o e i g edge, o G ii s sig atu e, a t ist of su eal. The e uisitel eauiful po t ait of The Ho . M s. ‘i ha d Cu zo has a ethe eal, so a ulisi ualit to it hilst a o posiio ith a pe si e P ofesso Joh Co e o tai s a si iste u de l i g at osphe e. The a o gst these po t aits, eepi g i f o the edge of the galle , the se ies of sill li es appea as a self po t ait; a spo ta eous

a ifestaio of B ia s eai it that e e ged du i g the p odu io p o ess.

The i e ai ualiies e ide t i Sill Waters a e heighte ed a al ost audi le a ai e et ee the ha a te s a d the, o a se t, photog aphe .

B ia stated i his sho t il The Stor of Bria that

po t ait photog aph i gs t o people lose togethe i a i i ate elaio ship, he e the photog aphe takes o the ole of the se sii e a ipulato .

I deed he e, the solo po t aits slo l d a o e i to the su je ts pe so al spa e a d a i i ate dialogue e sues, the laz side gla e is i i ate a d outst et hed a s a e sedu i e. The g oup o posiio s e a ate a dife e t d a i ; the ei ulous pla e e t of the igu es esults i the e ii g a ta gi le e e g , a te sio . C o De o ke s a e p ese ted as a t ipt h to e a e ate this, f a io al

ha ges i gestu e a d gaze appea as if s at hed f o a il se ue e. Fluid gestu es e o e a k a d he stai , a aised e e o e o es a li ke of i paie e a d the gli t of a e e is i itaio .

Withi the i te p etaio e ha e a efull disse ted ea h of these e t ao di a po t aits to e pose thei eai e a d te h i al esse e,

ag if i g the p o ess a d e eali g the ele e ts ithi it. ‘i k Tail s i elapse il depi ts the la o ious p odu io p o ess of the photo shoots, la els sha e the p e ise i e that the po t ait as aptu ed a d the Sill Waters atalogue logs the te h i al etadata.

B ia G ii has had a p ofou d efe t o photog aph i the last ea s a d is des i ed the B iish Jou al of Photog aph as the ost u p edi ta le a d i lue ial B iish po t ait photog aphe of the

last th ee de ades. He eates o ks of a t that lea e the ie e es e ised . ‘e o ed fo his i ge ious app oa h a d la less ats a ship, this sig ii a t o issio of o k a i te aio all

disi guished photog aphe is o e of the je els i the FO‘MAT I te aio al Photog aph Fesi al. A drea Hadle -Joh so , E hi iio Oi er, Der Museu

Talk

Please joi us i the galle fo a spe ial pe fo ai e talk B ia G ii , Satu da Ma h . -5. p .

Ma ‘a s Cadeau a d Me et Oppe hei s Fu Cup s ulptu es a e i ediatel to i d a d I set

self up i a s all oo ith tu gste lights, a d e tu ed out i to the st eets of De o e th ee

eeke ds. Sea hi g the a kets a d ake ies I a e a k to litle studio ith a hoa d of ostl ead a d

egeta les, a d set a out eai g a po t ait of odil i te io plus t o Su ealist s ulptu es as a a s e to

afo e e io ed he oes

Bria Grii

A k o ledge e ts

Sill Waters Co issio Tea :

Lead A ist: B ia G ii

st Assista t: Ja es L dsa

d Assista t: ‘i k Tail

Di e ted a d Cu ated : A d ea Hadle Joh so , De Museu s a d Louise Cle e ts, QUAD/FO‘MAT

P oje t Ma age : Fede i a Chio hei, FO‘MAT

Di e to & P odu e of il Do u e ta : Mi hael P i e

Volu tee s: Betha ie Ja e De is, Si o Weldo , Stephe Lo e, Be Che kla d, Ja es Hopto

F a i g : Ma k Fo ell at Ge esis I agi g

P i i g : Mike C a fo d at Lighthouse Da k oo

Lighi g hi e: B ia Collie at The Flash Ce t e

Lighi g a esso ies hi e: Neil Juggi s at P‘O Ce t e

Ou tha ks also go to the B ia G ii Co issio pa i ipa ts, i di iduals a d o ga isaio s ho took pa t as site s a d spo so s:

Ark right So iety: Sa ah M Leod, Je ife Cla , Ma Dea , Cathe i e Wild, Ki i Pulli , Keith Qui ell, Mi hael Ledge , Ba Si ield; Chats orth House: The Duke of De o shi e; Chu kles Guesthouse: Ni a a d Gle G a t; Der y Cathedral: The ‘e d A d T e ie , Ca o D Si o Ta lo , The Ve ‘e d D Joh Da ies, M Ma k Tite to , M s Ja kie C ot, M B ia Dolla o e, Ca o Judi Ha a d, M Mat Ma so ; Der y Cou ty Foot all Clu : ‘o Ma Fa la d, Sea Ba ke ; Der y Museu s Trustees: ‘a F ee a , Jo atha Lea h, Philip Plo de , Ma ell C a e , Hilla Jo es, Ni k ‘ope , Da id Li g; EPM Te h ology Group: G aha Mullhola d; Esse ial Markei g Soluio s: Sha o Ste e s-Cash; Geldards: Da id Willia s, Ni o Si o e, ‘a jit S ai; Joh S edley Ltd: Ia Ma lea , Cha les Ma sde -S edle ; Katapult Studios: Neil Pe ot, Da Foote, Phil Higgi s, ‘hia o Hulse, Tal Kha gu a, Da iel Le is, Che l B o ; Kedlesto Hall: The Ho . ‘i ha d a d M s. Cu zo ; Latha s Ar hite ts: De ek Latha ; Marsto s Bre ery: E a Gillela d; O eroi I o ai e Health are Soluio s: Ka ita O e oi; Quad: Keith Jef e ; Royal Cro Der y: Paul A d e Ha ilto , ‘i ha d Ba le , Wai-Cheu g Fu g, Ho ou a le Hugh Gi so ; Royal Der y Hospital: M A it Go al, M Stua t Gold; Rolls-Roy e pl : Iai S ot, Cla e Co do ; S ith of Der y Ltd: Da id Lo gdo , Si Ni holas S ith; The U i ersity of Der y: P ofesso Joh Co e, P ofesso Hu Da ies.

Der y Museu s orked i part ership ith FORMAT 13 I ter aio al Photography Fesi al to produ e Sill Waters.

A sig ed, li ited ediio atalogue of the e hi iio a d

a op of this guide a e a aila le f o the Museu Shop