mOnOchrOmic
an exhibition of
B&W photography
by Martine Cotton
2007/2/10 - 28 @ mikorin
1-25-2 Kichijoji-Honcho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0004
I'm really happy to announce that I have finally gotten around to organising an exhibition of my photos. Holy crap. What a feat! It's going to feature about 20 or so medium format (square) B&W's taken in Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and Australia, using a Holga 120N.
Recently I've been drawn much more to black and white film, which is surprising me because until now I've always loved deeply saturated, vivid colour in photography. There is something beautifully ethereal and timeless about black and white film photos, particularly medium format film shot on old or toy cameras.
I actually had the foresight not to publish some of my more recent film photos here or at my holga album at Flickr so that this exhibition would actually have some unseen material. The prints at the exhibition will be available for sale, and will be printed on achival A4 sized paper using archival inks. Unfortunately the scanned image above was done hastily on my old crappy scanner before I sent the prints and negatives away.... I'm really embarrassed by the low resolution image but hey, I still gotta promote the show so.... forgive me!
The place where the exhibition is being held is my friends little nomiya - a small Japanese style bar with room for about 10 customers, open from 6 pm till midnight except Thursdays. Of course there'll be a party on opening night - Saturday 10th Feb, but the show will be open for two and a half weeks and I'll be there every Saturday, Sunday and Monday night for the duration. If you can't make it down on the 10th, please try to come by sometime later. If you email me, I'll try to meet you there, but if I can't - please don't be shy! Mikorin is a very cool bar run by a good friend who shares the same name as the bar. She speaks some English and enjoys chatting with foreigners so please support her by buying a few drinks (or herbal tea if that's your thing) while checking out the photographs.
Wow. My first ever photo exhibition. I'm so chuffed. Hope I sell something!
frangipani wrote this on February 1, 2007 12:45 AM
Comments
innocentgirl said:
Wow!!! That is ace, ace, ace news my love!!! So good to see you putting your stuff out there. I will be putting mine out for the world to see on the 1st of March. It's a great but also scary experience but if you don't exhibit you might as well call it a 'hobby', ne! Wish I could be there for the opening and to help you out, you'll probably be a fully fledged pro photographer by the time I get there in May and you'll have no time for the likes of little 'ol me!
My agent in Tokyo is looking for works to sell ... I have emailed his details to you ... so you must invite him. There is nothing like a picture in the flesh rather than on the screen. Also I have the details of my printer in Japan who was really great, beautiful range of archival papers and he has a great sense of colour.
Good luck Auntie Marty!!!
On February 1, 2007 12:01 PM,
mike said:
Darn it all! I won't be in Tokyo until March!!! Your photos are great... wish I could see more, on paper, in frames, on walls. Good luck!
that's wonderful martine-san! i'm looking forward to it! i will email you once i know what day i can make it. i hope to meet you then if not some time soon! congrats!
Hi Martine! It was nice to meet you the other night. I'd like to go to the show, but it may be difficult for me. How far is it from say, the Blue Corn?
Sandi, it's about 50 minutes from Blue Corn. Take the Toyoko express/rapid to Shibuya, change to the Inokashira express, to Kichijoji and email me once you get there.... I'll come get you at the station if I'm around.
On February 6, 2007 10:41 PM,
suzan said:
Hi!This is Suzan, Bluecorn Cafe's staff.
I heard your first exhibition's news from MissSin.
Congratulation!!
I will go tonight with my friend. But you can't be there tonight, can you? I'm sorry. Maybe we will go 6pm-9pm. Because we'll go to chinema next.
If you could not be there, never mind, I enjoy your photos and drinks!
If you could come, please send a mail for me!
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