Doffy’s exhibition, IceSpace, at Pages last night was a huge success. Obviously, we forgot to take any pictures until after almost everyone had left, but it was packed from beginning to end. With several photographs already sold, make sure you come and check out the show before the end of the month.
Check out this catalogue.
Ice Space – Doffy Weir
Private View – Thursday 2nd September 6-9pm
Show runs 2-30 Sept 2010
For 30 years Doffy Weir has stalked the canals and derelict industrial sites of East London with her camera, transforming the unlikely subjects into beautiful, surreal and tranquil otherworlds.
I get totally absorbed and excited by floating detritus which most people find ugly. I abstract forms and shapes, playing with light and skewing dimensions to create enigmatic and strange landscapes.
William T Vollmann is an author who seems to have a small following in the UK but a massive appeal in the States. He won the National Book Award for Europe Central in 2005 but on the most part he seems to be an American writer – for Americans. Or, at least that’s what the publishers think. Anyway, here’s a good article if you want to find out more.
Anyway, arriving by way of Flickr on Friday afternoon, his expenses submitted to Penguin reveal Vollmann to be an author more audacious with his employer’s money than British Politicians are with the taxes of the working people. It would appear that Vollmann employed ‘ladies of the night’ to be cover starts for his latest book. Does anyone know if Penguin approved this?
Find out more here about this nuts little publishing workshop and Magazine originating from Great Eastern Street.
We’re going to be stocking issue 3 onwards with a selection of the books.
Not sure if these are available in the Uk (we’re looking into it) but I have to say that I love this kind of thing. This is definitely an ipad beater. If only all HB’s looked this good. You can see the rest of this stuff here.
Jules Verne cover designs by Jim Tierney from Jim Tierney on Vimeo.
Tide follows a journey from West to East, splicing past with present in a cinematic river of words.
A few copies still available in store priced £4.99.
