ASA Collective

Cristina de Middel Puch - WE TRUST

2012-01-18T22:35:00.004Z

At asa collective last show, on 12th Jan 2012, Cristina De Middel Punch showed her work that she shot in the USA, reflecting a mix between what people say about the americans and what her own opinion is. While she was living around the USA, she collect a body of work of imagery that floats between POP culture and wonderland. We loved it!
check out more on her site: lademiddel.com
see her slideshow on asa vimeo page

ASA first slideshow of 2012

2012-01-13T11:09:00.000Z

Thanks to the amazing photographers, awesome friends and photo lovers that joined us to the show last night, and to the flamenco power band at the end of the evening that closed in style the first asa slideshow of 2012. I was a great pleasure for asa collective to have the chance to share with you this moments of photography and reflect about society issues, that the photographers raise with their projects.

More to come closer to the Spring, in the mean time, if you have a story you'd like to tell us, please contact us via connect@asacollective.com and we can have a coffee and plan your projection. Asa collective has a production team that will make sure the final project is exactly how you've imagined it to be.

Have fun, and good year!
Mariana & Arun

lineup for asa slideshow 12th Jan, 7pm @NOMAD

2012-01-10T12:09:00.000Z

Dress Up for next ASA Slideshow

2012-01-03T21:32:00.000Z

©Anastasia Taylor-Lind

New year new evening of great photography, on 12th of January, join us at NOMAD London, in 58 Old street, at 19:00h and bring your friends to enjoy with us some european folk music after the show.

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T21:12:00.001Z

Asa wishes you a very happy new year from,
hope everyone has the chance to try their dreams out and finding success in in the process, all the best for 2012, a year full of new achievements.
Thanks to you who have stood by ASA; 2011 has been a significant year for us - we showcased some amazing talent and topics.
ASA welcomes your continue involvement and partnership...

To kick start the year we are busy prepping for our 12th January, 2012 show.
Hope to see you then or in the very near future.

All the best
Arun & Mariana

KANU GANDHI'S MAHATMA

2011-12-05T18:15:00.002Z

"These I believe are unique and extraordinary documentary photographs (1938-1946) of the 'Pre-Independent - Free India Movement', led by Mahatma Gandhi; inadvertently, documented by Kanu Gandhi, (self taught) when he was a young man. Unfortunately, he passed away, before I encountered his sensitive, exquisite and eloquent work, by chance."

Saleem Arif Quadri MBE

Asa had the luck to meet the amazing Saleem, that shared with us the Kanu Gandhi's pictures:

"Photographs 1938-1946 - Curated by Saleem Arif Quadri

As 'Fate' would have it, I was introduced to the widow of Kanu Gandhi, Abha Gandhi in Rajkot, Gujarat, India in December 1992. Thus began an extraordinary journey towards rediscovering “Kanu Gandhi's Mahatma”.

...

When I further discovered Kanu Gandhi was an ardent photographer too, I inquired from Abha Gandhi what did he photograph? My expectations were confirmed when she replied 'Mahatma Gandhi, of course'. This delighted me.

Enthusiastically I requested, “Were any of his works available to see”? Suddenly Abha Gandhi got up with gracious springs in her legs, beaming with beautiful energy on her face, went into her home Rashtriyashala and came out a few minutes later with a white bundle neatly tied up which she placed in front of me.

This was the moment of rediscovery.

...

One man's vision, indeed. It was obvious to me that Abha Gandhi held a private archive of treasures, which deserved and demanded a wider audience. When she expressed delight at my suggestion of possibly curating an exhibition of Kanu Gandhi's images - although at that stage I had no idea or experience - where and how such an exhibition could be mounted.

On returning to England in January 1995, I was pleased to receive her written permission to my exhibition proposal.

Through a passionate commitment to a promise and a prayer I met Deirdre Figueiredo, the then Cultural Development Officer for Leicestershire Museum with whom I shared my thoughts of these wonderful images of Kanu Gandhi's work; from that moment we became inspired by a common cause, she also informed me of Rajkot being a twin town with Leicester.
Saleem Arif Quadri MBE, Artist/Curator

Protectors of Sight by Sophie Gerrard

2011-12-01T18:13:00.000Z

Sophie Gerrard (Scottish, b.1978) is an award winning documentary photographer specialising in contemporary environmental and social issues.
The work she presented at asa latest show, curated by Fiona Rogers, made most of the viewers' tears fall down when enjoying her slideshow being screen at Nomad. (I cried like a baby seeing such an amazing story being told with so much sensibility and humor).
Her photographies makes us doubt sometimes if that is a photgrpahy or a oil painting, having such power being expressed in the colors.

Sophie Gerrard with Protectors of Sight curated by Fiona Rogers, girl power at his biggest potential, asa thanks for having the honor to show such amazing stories!

Fiona Rogers founder of firecrackers, her interview by contact editions here.

Tim & Matt Bowditch - Afghanistan Blueys

2011-11-02T20:00:00.030Z

As part of the September show, Asa had the great pleasure to curated and co-produced with Tim Bowditch his amazing work, made by him and his brother Matt, Afghanistan Blueys.
This project documents the daily life during the war in Afghanistan, where Matt was when taking this Polaroids, being not only the soldier, as the photographer, having served in the war-torn country as a member of the Royal Marines. “Blueys” are the nickname given to any notes sent by soldiers to friends and family that are written on military-mandated blue paper.

It was a great experience working side by side with Tim, who showed much devotion and passion, as well as respect and appreciation to his brother engagement.

Thanks guys, great experience, keep that brother spirit that is so amazing to see!

Augustin Ribetez - The Dinner of the Lonely Man

2011-10-31T20:08:00.001Z

Augustin Rebetez (1986, Switzerland) studies at the photography school of Vevey, Switzerland, and at Asa's September show, he shared with us his stop motion story of The Dinner of the Lonely man, that was curated by Diane Smyth and that is in competition in youki - Wels -Austria.
It is a charismatic story that he composed by sequenced photographies. If you want to know more check his website.

Claudia Sola - Being there

2011-10-29T12:36:00.000+01:00

Asa last September show had the pleasure to have a great line up of artists.

Claudia was one of them, although not physically present, her soul totally embedded the room and the presents in her stunning telling story, a text with her thoughts and insights about the screen was read in the beggining of the screening of her show

"To what extent can you give chaos form in your work, without destroying the chaos by giving it form? This question often reappears in the works of Claudia Sola. She is constantly searching for new ways to place daily happenings into a universal context. This leads to works with strong political intention or results in a personal document, both reflecting the way we are: egos revolving in a social constellation."
http://claudiasola.org/#

The speed with which the photo and film fragments flash by in the work of Claudia Sola means that they are hardly readable, but you recognize them nevertheless, like words in a sentence. The quantity of images dazes one; their separate sizes vary, as does the rhythm with which they appear. Found footage is combined with material the artist has shot herself, old photos run together with contemporary pictures. Her images are arranged in a grid, and this structure determines the compelling visual cadence.
read more

This work piece showed at asa was a first off, and soon is more to be discovered, as the work is still in progress.
Thank you Claudia for sharing.

Line up for tonight show - 29th September

2011-09-29T12:34:00.000+01:00

Looking forward to seeing you all down @ NOMAD later on.
Here is the complete line up:

Claudia Sola - Being There ... curated by ASA collective
Augustin Ribetez - The Dinner of the Lonely Man ... curated by Diane Smyth
Edmund Clark - One Day on a Saturday ... curated by Anna Stevens

Tim & Matt Bowditch - Afghanistan Blueys ... curated and co-produced by ASA collective
Sophie Gerrard - Protectors of Sight ... curated by Fiona Rogers
Kanu Ghandi Archive ... curated by Saleem Arif Quadri

ASA 1st Anniversary @ NOMAD - 29th September

2011-09-18T17:29:00.000+01:00

Saibal Das - Chitpore

2011-07-28T09:15:00.000+01:00

Saibal Das is not a photographer by chance, but has been handling the camera since his childhood days. He has inherited the love for photography from his father who also had lifelong loyalty towards the mesmerizing medium of light and shadow.

Saibal has been working with a number of known publications like the ABP, India Today, and Outlook since his early days. He is an internationally acclaimed visual chronicler and has won numerous accolades in his field.

Saibal’s current project of visually recording Chitpore, the most vibrant road of Kolkata, has already attracted much attention and has been published in the prestigious GEO magazine. He is much in love with the city which has remained an infinite source of inspiration to him for many years and intends to depict its various moods.

Visit Saibal website at: http://www.tasveerarts.com

Bjorn Sterri - Polaroid Work

2011-07-28T09:09:00.000+01:00

Bjorn Sterri is a photographer and teacher, he has exhibited internationally in his native Norway as well as in the USA, Spain, Scotland and Argentina. Besides working with a polaroid sX70 he also works on projects with a 10x8 camera and medium format. His work has been published in several newspapers and is in many collections worldwide.
For more on Bjorn work head to: http://www.sterri.net

Mike Fleming - One More Time For Just-In-Case

2011-07-28T09:00:00.000+01:00

Mike Fleming received his Bachelor of Science degree in Photography in 2003 from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He became extremely active in the Philadelphia arts community- curating and staging events and performances at influential galleries and venues throughout the city. He also worked for Philadelphia’s premiere architectural photographer, Jeffrey Totaro, and was a member of several touring bands, giving Fleming, camera in hand, a unique perspective on the cultural landscape. He moved on to become a staff photographer for The Philadelphia Museum of Art, where he remained for almost two years before relocating to Alfred, New York. While there, he taught photography workshops at Alfred University and began collaborating on sculptural works with his partner, Alicia Eggert. He is currently back in Philadelphia and working as a touring musician again, with the band Sun Airway, and continuing to focus on sculptural and interactive works.

To see more of Mike's work: http://mikeflemingphotography.com

Daniel Kukla - Captive Landscapes

2011-07-28T08:51:00.000+01:00

Daniel Kukla is a freelance and fine art photographer based in Brooklyn, New York.
Daniel's work usual stands in the intersection between his formal training in sciences and on the practice as image maker.
For more on his work visit: http://www.danielkukla.com

Lori Hepner - Twitter Portraits

2011-07-28T08:26:00.000+01:00

Lori Hepner is an interdisciplinary artist who has been working through ideas of translation of code through performance, video, and photography since earning a B.F.A. in Fine Art Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2003 and an M.F.A in Digital Media at Rhode Island School of Design in 2005.

Lori currently lives and works in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. She enjoys crossing rivers to explore all of the other great neighborhoods of the city and can often be found in the East End, Lawrenceville, Shadyside, and Carrick with the portable studio that is her laptop.

To see more of her work visit: http://www.lorihepner.com

Aline Smithson - People I Don't Know

2011-07-26T10:36:00.001+01:00

After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back.
Now represented by galleries across the country and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old camera. To see some of Aline work visit her website: http://www.alinesmithson.com

Alexei Tikhonov - Holga Pan

2011-07-26T10:26:00.001+01:00

Alexei was born in 1976, he went on to study electronics and then philosophy.

In 1998 he got interested about photography and in 2002 started to make a living out of with working mainly as a photojournalist.

To see some of his work head to: http://altert.net

Next Thursday 21st July @ Nomad London

2011-07-18T06:17:00.000+01:00

ASA collective slideshow @ Nomad - 21st July

2011-07-18T06:14:00.000+01:00

ASA collective slideshow on Thursday 21st of July, 2011.
We are back with a new show @ Nomad (please find it in this map).

This month's show has a top class line up that includes:
Bjorn Sterri

Daniel Kukla

Mike Fleming

Alexey Thikhonov

Saibal Das

And our very own retrospective of Re:Mapping the Flâneur (for those of you that didn't make the show in Newcastle)

The show starts at 19:00 sharp (this is a projection so please be there ten to fifteen minutes earlier so you can have a drink and find a seat). After the show there will be DJs so you can enjoy a drink and a chat with a great soundtrack.
Please RSVP to our email: connect@asacollective.com to let us know whether you are coming and how many seats you require.

You can also keep in touch by following us on twitter @ASACOLLECTIVE or joining our ASA Collective facebook page.

Re:Mapping the Flâneur

2011-05-25T20:01:00.000+01:00

From 14th to 26th June we are Re:Mapping the Flâneur at the Newcastle Arts Center. Come and join us!

Tuesday 14th June @ Black Swan Bar & Theatre, Newcastle

2011-05-18T15:20:00.000+01:00

Laura Hynd – The Letting Go

2011-05-07T08:25:00.001+01:00

Laura was born in Scotland but moved to England at an early age. She is a London based, well accomplished editorial photographer with her work being published on a regular base on several of the main titles in the UK. With The Letting Go Laura decided to explore herself and photography outside her comfort zone. To see more of Laura's work head to: http://www.laurahynd.com

Marta Moreiras - Finis Terre

2011-05-07T08:15:00.000+01:00

Marta is a Galician photographer based in London where she combines freelance assignments with other works. Her personal projects are somewhere in-between documentary and fine art, bordering on the lines of fiction & reality. On her website you can see some of that work: http://www.martamoreiras.com