the*kickplate*project
the*kickplate*project
started off as a pop-up gallery in a
former barber shop in Wales, and takes its name from the metal plates that sit
in place as a reminder of our gallery’s past.
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the
popularity of the first exhibition we organised, “Visitors”, made us realise
how much an art space was needed and welcome in our small town, and we decided
to stay for a bit longer.
our
aim is to bring high-quality international photography to a place that doesn’t
have a permanent gallery, show that art is not prescribed to one social group
and help promote new artists, focusing on countries whose art is often
overlooked.
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for us, the*kickplate*project is a way
to fight small-town boredom, to question who the target audience of art is and
to broaden that audience, to bring art directly into the lives and communities
of those people who have been told that art is not for them.
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due to the nomadic character of our
lives and the relatively temporary
nature of our gallery, we would like to take the*kickplate*project to other
places.
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about us
dafydd williams used to be an office worker. now he is a self-taught experimental
photographer and camera-maker and hopes to stick to that.
zosia krasnowolska is a cultural
studies graduate, translator and a life-long camera addict.
avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes - Susan Sontag
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