"PhotoRenga" opens Friday 13/October

more info coming soon!

images from the workshop on facebook

gallery updates

Mornin' all,

Sorry it's been a little quiet here for the last few weeks.  It's been another hectic month at the gallery, and while you didn't hear from us here, we've been posting regular updates over on facebook about what's going on. 

Apart from running "other places" featuring Satomi Sugiyama, Corrado Costetti and Toralf Sümmchen, we've been preparing our programme for next year and also last week we hosted another PhotoRenga workshop (after the one in Bargoed last year) at the gallery run by David Sinden and Kate Woodward.

Later this month, the images and Rengas created by our group will be shown at the gallery, and we'll have more information about it soon!

But for now, this week closed "other places" and so we'd like to thank everyone who came along to see it and to Toralf, Satomi and Corrado for working with us at 76m2! If you couldn't make it to Pontypool this time, you can listen to a playlist that accompanied the exhibition – with three songs chosen by the artists that remind them of their towns – on YouTube.

"other places" installation and opening

Yesterday we opened "other places" at 76m2, so we just wanted to share with you all some photos from the installation and opening.

We'd also like to thank Satomi, Toralf and Corrado for agreeing to be part of the exhibition and those who made the short and long journeys to Pontypool for yesterday's opening!

you can see more photographs from the installation and opening on our facebook page

"other places" opening on Saturday, 16th of September

Morning everyone,

We're happy to let you know we're back after a summer break and we're opening our new show in Pontypool on Saturday the 16th of September at 1 o'clock.

This time it's a group exhibition "other places" – more info below!

images by (top to bottom) Satomi Sugiyama, Corrado Costetti, Toralf Sümmchen

“other places” is a group exhibition by three analogue photographers: Satomi Sugiyama, Corrado Costetti and Toralf Sümmchen.

None of the artists live in their home towns and two of them have moved continents: Corrado moved from his home in Jesi, Marche in central Italy to Naples in Campania; Satomi moved from Osaka to Los Angeles and Toralf, who comes from Sonneberg in Germany, lives in New York.

The exhibition presents photographs taken through the eyes of outsiders – either in their new towns or upon revisiting home.

How does the physical distance and years spent away from home, or a newcomer’s perspective affect how we look at and photograph these places? And how long do we remain outsiders to or residents of a given place?

“other places” is the sixth in a series of 9 exhibitions organised in 76m2 by the*kickplate*project, with the support from the Arts Council of Wales, Torfaen Council’s Arts Development and Pontypool Community Council.

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Mae “lleoedd eraill” yn arddangosfa grŵp gan dri ffotograffydd analog:  Satomi Sugiyama, Corrado Costetti a Toralf Sümmchen.

Nid oes dim o'r artistiaid yn byw yn eu trefi genedigol ac mae dau ohonynt wedi symud cyfandiroedd: symudodd Corrado o'i gartref yn Jesi, Marche yng nghanol yr Eidal i Naples yn Campania; symudodd Satomi o Osaka i Los Angeles ac mae Toralf, sy'n dod o Sonneberg yn yr Almaen, yn byw yn Efrog Newydd.

Mae'r arddangosfa yn cyflwyno ffotograffau a dynnwyd drwy llygaid rhai o'r tu fas - un ai yn eu trefi newydd neu ar ail ymweld ag adref.

Sut mae'r pellter corfforol a blynyddoedd a dreulir i ffwrdd o adref, neu safbwynt newydd-ddyfodiad yn effeithio ar sut yr edrychwn ar a ffotograffu'r lleoedd hyn? A pha mor hir ydyn ni'n parhau yn rhai o'r tu fas neu breswylwyr lle penodol?

“lleoedd eraill” yw'r chweched mewn cyfres o 9 arddangosfa a drefnwyd yn 76m2 gan y*brosiect*kickplate, gyda chefnogaeth gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Datblygu Celfyddydau Cyngor Torfaen a Chyngor Cymuned Pont-y-pŵl.

16th September – 4th October

Monday – Saturday, 11:00 – 18:00
16fed Medi - 4ydd Hydref
Llun - Sadwrn, 11:00 - 18:00 

76m2

2 Portland Buildings

Commercial Street

Pontypool, Torfaen NP4 6JS