PREVIEW/PRESS INFORMATION
Dominant Wave Theory - Photographs by Andy Hughes
Designed by David Carson /Published by Booth-Clibborn
To coincide with Photo-London 2007 a selection of works will be on show at Goldenshot, London.
From 30 may - 30 June 2007
( work will also be on show at the Goldenshot Stand - Photo-London 2007 )
Preview evening and book signing 6 - 9pm Wednesday 30th May
Goldenshot, Unit 37, Cremer Business Centre,
Cremer Street, London E2 8HD
T:+44 (0)20 7729 6605
email:info@unit37.co.uk
http://www.goldenshotphotos.co.uk/
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' Beachgoers are usually more concerned with catching waves ’n’ rays than considering the implications, or the aesthetics,
of the ubiquitous debris scattered about the sand. But poised against blue-sky backdrops, beach trash becomes
eerily beautiful in these photographs by Andy Hughes. Brief, emotional essays by surfers, activists,
and a marine ecologist, among others, bemoan the environmental toll taken by these artifacts of our commercial culture.'
SEED MAGAZINE (USA SPring issue 2007)www.seedmagazine.com
Photographer and surfer Andy hughes has built up a substantial body of work recording the man -made detritus that dots
the beaches where he surfs. The non-perishable-and mainly plastic- flotsam and jetsam has been photographed close up
and personal in a way that transforms the object into ominous megaliths and that dominate theory few square inches of sand and shingle.
AG - The international journal of photographic art and Practice Spring 2007(number 47)
 Mexico Towans, Hayle, Cornwall © Andy Hughes 2007 |
 Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California © Andy Hughes 2007 |
 Hermosa Pier, Los Angeles, California © Andy Hughes 2007 |
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“Andrew Hughes’ perversely beautiful images of beach trash and marine debris washed ashore speak of the
havoc we are wreaking upon our oceans…Hughes’ art sends out a strong message…”
Joshua Karliner, p.70
As a surfer and frequent walker of the shorelines. Andy Hughes was fueled by the beauty of the land and sea,
which “serves as a site of escape from the pressures of commercial life and, at the same time, as a site of contamination,
as the place where the excesses of that commercial life – food wrappers, drink containers, sewage – get washed-up.”
Plastic Sandwich Box, St Ives, Cornwall© 2007 Andy Hughes
Porthmeor Beach , St Ives, Cornwall © Andy Hughes 2007
The surprise conservation book of the season is Andy Hughes haunting, luminous photography book, DOMINANT WAVE THEORY. Recently the works was shown
at the Eden Project and
Tate St. Ives in Cornwall. Andy Hughes’s work explores the detritus and garbage washed up on the shores where he surfs in surprisingly lush and
romantic photographs. Despite their ominous presence, these mass-produced items become aesthetic forms within the open theater of the beach.By photographing
everyday products in such an environment, Hughes attempts to draw attention to the small scale, the unseen, and the pollutants of modern industrial consumerist society.
Lavishly illustrated with 200 color images, American , Scottish and South West UK (Cornwall & Devon)
The contributing writers include
*Chris Hines, a founding member of Surfers Against Sewage - Sustainability Manager at Eden -Project
*Josh Karliner, an avid surfer and environmental advocate based in San Francisco
* Lena Lencek, professor of Russian and Humanities at Reed College, Author of "The Beach" A history of paradise on earth
* Dr. Christopher Short of the Cardiff School of Art and Design.
*Dr. Richard Thompson, a Reader in Marine Ecology and Leader of the Marine Biology Degree at University of Plymouth,
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About the Author:
Andy Hughes has been awarded various commissions and residencies by major institutions, including the Millennium Fund,
South West Arts, and the Tate Gallery St. Ives and has been involved with numerous organizations to help raise public awareness of
pollution issues that affect the marine environment. For the past ten years he has been taking images of beach rubbish long the coastline.
David Carson’s design work has been featured in over 180 publications internationally. Newsweek said he ‘changed the
public face of graphic design.” One of the most influential designers of the 20th Century.
DOMINANT WAVE THEORY
Photographs by Andy Hughes
Booth-Clibborn /Abrams; April; £35.00
200 full color illustrations, hardcover with jacket
204 pages,
ISBN 1-86154-284-4
http://www.andyhughes.net
http://andrewhughesphoto.blogspot.com/
http://www.davidcarsondesign.com
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