An exhibition of photographs by Martin Edwards and dance by Sibylle Kockjeu.

Private View: Friday 19th of February 2010 - 6 pm to 11 pm

Exhibition runs from: Friday 19th of February 2010 – Thursday 25th February 2010
Gallery Opening Hours: Mon -  Fri: 11.00 am - 6.30 pm -  Sat: 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thursday 25th of February: 11.00am to 5.00pm

Carnivals form part of popular culture across the world, from the Nottingham Carnival of London, to carnivals in Brazil, Venice and China. They have featured in many films and literary works, and create powerful images of seduction, eroticism and mystery.

The exhibition “Carnival” explores the theme of carnival through works by Martin Edwards and dance by Sibylle Kockjeu. Photographs from “Carnival” were premiered in New York in November 2009 and follow two solo exhibitions held by Martin Edwards in London, also held at the Red Gate Gallery, during 2009. Martin has worked with dancers and period carnival costumes to create evocative and original photographic works that explore the concept of carnival in detail. The photographs focus on a story of seduction and flirtation between three dancers, dressed in costume for a carnival in 18th-century Venice.

Sibylle Kockjeu will be performing new dance work inspired by the theme of Carnival. Sibylle is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher based in London and Germany. From 2006 to 2008 she was Art Director for the dance company Belacqua in Germany and has recently worked with celebrities including Cheryl Cole. Sibylle features in many of Martin’s carnival photographs on display in the exhibition.

The exhibition pushes traditional still photography and performance to their limits, in a rapidly changing world where multimedia and video are profoundly changing the world of lens-based arts. “A man and a woman dancing in a carnival mask is an ambiguous and haunting image. Their faces are hidden but their disguises offer glimpses of seduction and eroticism at play. We have tried to capture their mystery and excitement in the project,” say photographer Martin Edwards and dancer Sibylle Kockjeu.

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