Galleri Image har fornøjelsen
at præsentere udstillingen:
A diary - but not about me
af Mette Juul
17. november - 21. december 2007

Gallery Image has the pleasure of presenting
the exhibition:
A diary but not about me by Mette Juul
17th of November to 21st of December
Viewing A diary but
not about me, the observer is taken on a journey; to a
camp site, the woods, water and even Iceland, the USA and Berlin.
Mette Juul has visited all these places and presents them as
if they were pieces from the family photo album. Yet not, even
though the framing, lighting and arrangement of the objects
could indicate amateur shots, it is far from an amateur at work.
Who would photograph the interior of a telephone booth and thereby
document the atmosphere of a vacation? This is what makes the
photos more than just holiday memories. The fortuitousness of
the photographed themes, objects or places indicates something
more private than universal. They refer to something personal,
a meeting with an interpreted reality. Mette Juul approaches
the complex relationship between the documentary and fiction
and expresses a formally challenging two-sided view of the world.
It is a type of portrayal, that shapes the documentary into
specific, recognizable objects. These are not neutral observations,
since reality is observed through a temperament where each observation
is charged with potential significance. There is something beyond
authenticity, and behind the routine of the snapshot an element
of drama lurks. The atmosphere is suddenly charged with potential
significance. At the same time, refined impulses make the photographs
seem more profound than ordinary notes on everyday life. In
this regard, the frame of the diary becomes specific and obvious.
Dreams, expectations, thoughts, ideas and hope are revealed
in a diary, and it is evident that Mette Juul is working with
this in mind. When you mention yourself, you always mention
someone else, and when you mention someone else, you always
mention yourself.
A catalogue A diary
but not about me written by Cecilie Bepler and Mette Mortensen
will be published in connection with the exhibition.
Mette Juul graduated from Glasgow
School of Art in fine Art Photography (BA hons) 2005.
She has also studied at Kunst Akademi
Weissensee in Berlin, 2004 and at the The European Film College
in Ebeltoft, Denmark, 1999-2000. She is currently completing
her Masters Degree at The Royal College of Art in London. Mette
Juul has exhibited in Scotland, Germany, Sweden and Iceland.
She has won several prizes and scholarships.
Welcome to the opening Friday the
16th of November 2007, 16.00 18.00
Mette Juul will be present at the
opening.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday
from 13.00 to 17.00
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