Spectacular exhibition from Young Photographers
Posted on Tuesday 2 February 2010
Images from the work of OCR National Media students are displayed in the John Guy Building
Media students delight exhibition audience
Photographs by Media students at Farnborough Sixth Form College were the subject of great praise and critical acclaim at a private viewing of their best work showcased in a new exhibition taking place in the College’s John Guy Building.
The exhibition, entitled View Finder, represents a range of photography work inspired by the theme of culture, drawing also on the importance of heritage and personal identity. The collection illustrates a range of classic and experimental forms and styles, resulting in a colourful and diverse collection of images.
The young photographers, all aged 16 and 17, are students on the College’s highly successful Media National Certificate Course. Before the project, most of the students had little of experience of camera use except for holiday snapshots.
Friends and family of the students were invited to the exhibition, which was opened by the Principal. Introducing the exhibition, College Subject Leader for Media, Rachel Beasley, said, “I am really proud of the work in this exhibition; the students have thrived in creating original and inspiring images.”
She added: “The whole project has embraced our key aims of motivating students in a meaningful way in order to raise their achievement.”
Parent Ms Mokhtar-Benounane said, “These photos are highly imaginative and they have made me really think about their messages - they are all so very different! It is a fantastic exhibition.”
Among the works on show was a remarkable photograph by 16 year old Dean Overton of Aldershot whose image was entitled ‘Moving On’. Taken in Oxford, he captured a moment of transition and the sense of an unknown but exciting future with which all the visitors identified.
Dean said, “The exhibition was amazing and seeing the photographs displayed so professionally gave us all a real thrill. I’m really please to have had the opportunity to do this.”
Speaking to the students at the exhibition, College Principal Dr John Guy said, “I have attended many exhibitions of art at all levels and these images would not be out of place in a professional gallery. There are real levels of brilliance in some of these shots and I congratulate you all on what you have achieved in so short a time at the College.”
The work will remain on display at the college until Friday 12th February.
