Foto Industria Bologna: the world's first forum exploring the relationship between photography and companies PRESS RELEASE

Foto Industria Bologna; Catalogue cover

I am honored to have been chosen by François Hébel to take part in Foto Industria Bologna. Equally honored to be exhibiting my project Savoy | The Restoration along side  works of Brian Griffin, Jacqueline Hassink, Harry Gruyaert, Gabriele Basilico, David Goldblatt, Massimo Siragusa, Mark Power, and Henri Cartier Bresson

For the first Foto Industria Bologna, an international event featuring around 15

exhibitions accompanied by a catalogue and lecture. 

Bologna's outstanding historic heritage hosts the shows, which include prints, books

and projections. The chance to explore its magnificent art and architecture is alone

worth the trip. The most important private and public institutions, including the

university—the world's oldest—are associated with the project.

My work will be exhibited in the form of a projection and will take place at the Bastardini, which is an ancient orphanage. I have been working on a new piece of music to accompany the projection which sees the project evolve yet again...
This new event is dedicated to corporate and industrial photography. There are 17 admission-free exhibitions in 11 historical venues of the Bolognese city from October 3rd to 20th, 2013 - Bologna, Italy. 

If you are planning or in need of a break away this autumn; here is a fantastic cultural and historical location.

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Further reading below;

Press Release - The Event

Ever since photography was invented in the 19th century, companies have used it for

the purposes of production, transmission, identification and memory. Many

photographers have been commissioned to take pictures for brochures, exhibitions or

Internet sites with the aim of promoting a brand image, instilling employees with pride

or making the portrait of a chairman. Photography has also spurred changes in

production methods by showing the inhumanity of certain tasks.

Manufacturing, often already a visual spectacle, is especially photogenic, with its fire,

transformative processes, astonishing scales and, more recently, security and high

technology.

Services pose a greater challenge to photographers, the only things to see being

offices, phones, computers and extras in suits or uniforms, which is the same thing.

Many in-house or freelance photographers have had to surpass themselves in a

world of limitations in order to tell stories, stir emotions and show how methods or

mentalities have changed.

Industrial photography relies more on the photographer's eye, creativity and

perception of places and people than does advertising, where images are

conceptualised in advance. That is why great photographers have worked on specific

projects, prestigious brochures, the illustration of annual financial reports and all sorts

of in-house and external communication. They have often depended on these kinds

of commissions for additional income but seldom boast about it, afraid it would harm

the perception people might have of their personal work. And yet they summon up

and apply the same sensibility.

The Isabella Seràgnoli Foundation created the Foto Industria Bologna to stimulate

thought about the aesthetic and strategic uses companies make of photography and

collect quality images in connection with the photo gallery that Urs Stahel is setting

up at MAST, its "Arts, Experimentation and Technology" exhibition space.

Northern Italy is one of Europe's most heavily industrialised areas. The pride of Italy's

mechanical engineering industry is located around Bologna, making this project even

more relevant.

The number of photography events is steadily rising, yet this huge sector, funded by

real production budgets, has never been the focus of an event showing the most

noteworthy work.

For the first Foto Industria Bologna, an international event featuring around 15

exhibitions accompanied by a catalogue and lectures, we have selected

photographers who have done brilliant work for companies, making it a significant

part of their output; remarkable collections of photographs and publications; and two

photography outsiders with different areas of concentration: miners and places of

power.

Bologna's outstanding historic heritage hosts the shows, which include prints, books

and projections. The chance to explore its magnificent art and architecture is alone

worth the trip. The most important private and public institutions, including the

university—the world's oldest—are associated with the project.

Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles is delighted to contribute its festival

design and organisational know-how on a city-wide scale for the first Foto Industria

Bologna, an event that is bound to grow.

François Hébel

Artistic Director, Foto Industria Bologna

Director, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles

Exhibition venues:Free admission to all exhibitions.
Exhibition venues:
MAST GALLERY (starting on October 7th)
EX-OSPEDALE DEGLI INNOCENTI
FONDAZIONE DEL MONTE
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO
MAMBO
PALAZZO PEPOLI
PINACOTECA
SANTA MARIA DELLA VITA
SEDE UNICREDIT
SPAZIO CARBONESI
UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Siobhan Doran Photography - 6 Year Anniversary and the beginning of Autumn

Autumnal preview from my 'One Year in Ashridge series'

Thanks to all my clients and customers for supporting my work. I look forward to sharing my upcoming exhibitions and events over the coming weeks . Thankfully the Autumnal feel is not here yet but some say September 1st is officially the change of season. Some more facts from Wiki... for your lunchtime read... www.siobhandoran.com


Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier.

The word autumn comes from the Old French word autompne (automne in modern French), and was later normalised to the original Latin word autumnus.^[8] There are rare examples of its use as early as the 12th century, but it became common by the 16th century.

Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season, as it is common in other West Germanic languages to this day (cf. German Herbst and Scots hairst). However, as more people gradually moved from working the land to living in towns (especially those who could read and write,^{[citation needed]} the only people whose use of language we now know), the word harvest lost its reference to the time of year and came to refer only to the actual activity of reaping, and autumn, as well as fall, began to replace it as a reference to the season.^[9][10]

The alternative word fall for the season traces its origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, with the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norsefall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other. The term came to denote the season in 16th century England, a contraction of Middle English expressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year".^[11]

During the 17th century, English emigration to the British colonies in North America was at its peak, and the new settlers took the English language with them. While the term fall gradually became obsolete in Britain, it became the more common term in North America.^{[citation needed]}

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Herts Open Studio 2013 - Something for your September Diary!

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I will be taking part in Herts Open Studio 2013 and exhibiting a mixture of projects, from my 'Savoy' and 'St Pancras' projects to my 'One Year in Ashridge' series including books, cards and architectural portfolios. Herts Open studio will commence on September 7th and will run until September 29th. My studio will be open at weekends only (appointments can be pre-arranged for alternative days - please get in touch). Opening time on Saturday is 10am to 5pm and Sunday is  11am to 5pm. Please do come along to see my work, discuss a project or as part of an art trail in the Berkhamsted area. Refer to www.hvaf.co.uk for more details of other artists with their studios open too and make it a day of adventure, curiosity and shopping! 
Contact me for more details on 07941 365645 or by email at siobhan@siobhandoran.com

London views on a hazy day

London summer haze, up in the air, untitled 1

London summer haze, up in the air, untitled 2

London summer haze, up in the air, untitled 3

Enjoying the views from the site of my new documentary project at 2 Savoy Place, London. Hot and hazy in central London on these summer days. I like the contrast of the olive green leaves against the whitened out city scape. I have no doubt I will once again enjoy the opportunity to capture this changing cityscape over the coming months. More to follow on my commission from IET London.

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Framing and its effect on Artwork

'Winter Panorama, Untitled No. 1'  from One Year in Ashridge

detail from 'Winter Panorama, Untitled No. 1' from One Year in Ashridge

It is my first time to float the panoramas from this series as I usually mount them flat. Also, it is my  first time to use black painted box frames with white painted timber filler pieces and I am really impressed. I like white frames but was fortunate my client wanted black as this gave me the opportunity to see them in a different finish. Frames at this size are expensive especially when including Anti Reflective glass (as we do here, note; no surrounding reflections) so the artist cannot always experiment with finishes. I think this series would also work well with unpainted dark timber frames. 

The panoramas are available in the four seasons and would look stunning hung together as a set - perhaps a commercial building or large residential that can take this size and quantity.  At this size, (1600 x 600) the panoramas are of an edition of 10. They are also available at a larger side of 2.8 meters long in an edition of 5 only. 

For more information about this series 'One Year in Ashridge' or any of my work including new commissions, framing, installing and choosing the correct artwork for your building -   please feel free to get in touch. 

In addition during the four weekends between September 7th and 29th I will be taking part in Herts Open Studios where I will be opening my studio to the public. I will also be happy to open my studio during the weekdays by appointment only.

siobhan@siobhandoran.com   or +44 7941365645

Glebe Garden Gallery Official Opening

The doors of the Glebe Garden Gallery in Chelsea were officially opened for an exclusive exhibition of the artist Ghizlan El Glaoui's work. Champagne, Sushi, and an exquisite selection of Ghizlan's latest work with her unique trademark illumination, set the tone for a truly wonderful and memorable evening. 


I have collaborated with Ghizlan over the last 6 months, capturing the gallery interior, her artwork, and designing & producing her catalogue. It was the perfect event to celebrate her work and achievements.


Photography ©siobhandoran.com

For enquiries about Interior / Still Life / Portraiture or Event photography please get in touch siobhan@siobhandoran.com or 07941 365645

For gallery information contact www.glebegardengallery.com