Behind-The-Scenes in the Exhibition Staging Area...

Preparations are now in full-swing! This week I have been starting to frame up the prints for the Beyond the View - Reframing the Sunbeam Photographic Collection exhibition which will be held at the Sidney Cooper Gallery in Canterbury. I have to say, I now feel very familiar with the images that I have framed so far, having spent hours meticulously removing tiny specks of dust from the prints  and the glass which they will sit behind!

Mounting print before framing.

The (very long!) process of removing dust
from print and glass before placing in frame
and securing backboard.

Finished framed print!

Ready to be bubble-wrapped...

Framed prints protected and ready to
 have hanging fixings attached at
a later date.

The first day of the conference (July 10th) will also be held at the Sidney Cooper Gallery, where there will be an evening reception for the exhibition included within the day's programme, and in its second day (July 11th), the conference will move to the Turner Contemporary in Margate (transport between the two locations is provided). It promises to provide an exciting and rich area of debate and enquiry, exploring seaside photography both in historical and contemporary practice.

For more information, head over to the Beyond The View website here:

http://beyondtheview.org.uk/2014-conference-beyond-the-view-new-perspectives-on-seaside-photography/

or to book your place:

http://shop.canterbury.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&deptid=37&catid=172&prodvarid=250