ESPY 2014

We develop a sense of place through experience and knowledge of the history, relationships, culture, architecture, geography and geology of an area. 

Espy 2014 hosted by Elysium Gallery 7th-29th March, is showcasing an exciting selection of work from national and international photographers at varies stages of their careers, based on the topic of Urban and Rural. With the boundaries between the two becoming increasingly blurred by contemporary life, with all of its luxuries and freedoms, people have started living their lives in different ways, rendering conventional and separate definitions obsolete. As the population and our economy grows so does the opportunity to profit from the countryside’s violation and it begins to disappear. The towns and cities expand and the Rural landscape is increasingly replaced by the Urban, with it’s 'green spaces' planned by professional architects. Surely something is lost in the process? Is the notion of Urban & Rural now becoming irrelevant or as we continue to explore and inhabit every square mile of the earth mean it is more important than ever to have them separate?

This year's judges are 2001 Turner Prize shortlisted artist, Richard Billingham and Photography Program Coordinator of Coleg Sir Gar, Wales, Iain Davies.

Photographers featuring in this exhibition are

Amy Halfpenny · Andy Lawson · Artur Urbanski · Bogdan Girbovan · Catherine Jacobs · Chris Rhodes · Claire Osbourne · Dan Mariner · David Ball · Denis Jun-Yu Low · Elisabeth Blanchet · Gideon Vass · Irena Atamewan · James A Hudson · James Elliot Dixon · Jane · Eve Dixon · Jill Quigley · John Trickey · Leonidas Toumpanos · Lesley Farrell · Lewys Canton · Mark Adams · Matthew Hensby · Mike Needs · Owen Harris · Paul Floyd Blake · Phillipa Klaiber · Rebecca McGetrick · Richard Kolker · Robyn Leroy-Evans · Rozovsky · Rupert Howe · Suzy Moxhay · Tahir Un · Thibault de Puyfontaine · Tomasz Fall · Ute Behrend · Wiktor Dabowski