Speckled

When I saw these photographs by Paris-based artist Neil Atherton I was instantly taken back into my childhood in the GDR. The photos were probably not even taken there, but they do remind me of the time. The architecture, the greyness, the open spaces. The faded colors and the speckles just make the feeling of melancholic nostalgia even more perfect.

This Thursday Atherton opens his exhibition Speckled at the brand new shop and gallery The Early Bird Hype at Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse. Details after the jump.

“Neil Atherton’s Speckled pictures capture the blank reality of mundane places and objects, found in peripheral locations of big cities that are often overlooked, forgotten about or abandoned over time. These urban landscapes are the unseen backdrops to the drama of everyday life, without the drama.” More infos here.

Speckled

Neil Atherton

16.10.-30.11.2009

Opening Reception: 15.10.2009, 18:30h

The Early Bird Hype

Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 19

10178 Berlin

www.theearlybirdhype.net

by Frank
on October 14th, 2009
in Art, Events
5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Speckled”

1. Hannes Says:
   October 14th, 2009 at 15:48h

   love da pics!

2. missd Says:
   October 15th, 2009 at 14:05h

   I heart. I want!

3. .ebbé. Says:
   October 24th, 2009 at 08:56h

   frank, du bist auch ein ossi!
   i like.

4. greedy Says:
   May 25th, 2010 at 20:52h

   hallo,
   bin zufällig über die seite gestolpert und kann die einschätzung nur bestätigen. habe selbst noch viele farbdias aus der zeit und die sehen tatsächlich fast genauso aus (allerdinsg ohne die “speckles”).

5. habituellement Says:
   May 30th, 2010 at 21:34h

   Bonsoir,

   Frank du hast die Wirkung der Bilder sehr gut beschrieben!
   Mich beeindrucken sie jedesmal aufs neue und “Speckled”
   ist ja nur ein Teil der Serie “Expired” die noch mehr zu
   bieten hat.
   Neil ist nicht nur inspirierend durch seine Fotografie
   sondern auch als Mensch.
   Grüße aus Paris!