Héloïse Bergman: The Dying Art Guest Lecture + Private view March 28th 2017 ə /uh/-books  project space for material publishing 103 Borough Road London

 

The Dying art refers to two participatory photobookworks presented in a double installation.

‘Tā Moko - Modern Māori Warriors’, documents the revival of Māori facial tattooing in New Zealand, focusing on tā moko as a symbol of reclaimed cultural identity in the context of post colonial society. In the context of the Page-turner photobook publishing workshop with the V&A Academy and the School of Arts and Creative Industries Héloïse has produced a new two-volume photozine.

‘The Dying Art of Smoking’ is a photographic exploration of the visual language of smoking, in which Héloise observes the personal gestures that express a smoker's relationship to cigarettes and the viewer. This year marks the 10^th anniversary of the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces and work places in England. To mark this anniversary, Héloïse has produced a limited edition leporello book exploring the current smoking subculture.

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