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'Common Ground' showcases new work from Scotland and Wales taking the notion of ‘home’and ‘community’ as it’s inspiration. The exhibition is led by Document Scotland, a collective of four Scots-born photographers - Colin McPherson, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Sophie Gerrard and Stephen McLaren, each exponents of documentary photography.
Document Scotland is joined by the Welsh collective ‘A Fine Beginning’ made up of Abbie Trayler-Smith, James O Jenkins, Jack Latham and Gawain Barnard.
The show runs from 26 August until 19 October 2014 at the Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow.
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales Show all 17 1 /17'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' Deena, age 12, looks at her Easter Chocolate at her home in Port Talbot, Wales. From the series, The Big O: an intimate study of the young people behind the childhood obesity statistics
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' Sam, age 18 at home in her bedroom, Abervan, Wales. Sam would like nothing more than to be a Disney Princess. From the series, The Big O: an intimate study of the young people behind the childhood obesity statistics
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' Sam, 18 at home in the paddling pool, Abervan, Wales. From the series, The Big O: an intimate study of the young people behind the childhood obesity statistics
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' Michaela, 15, works out at her local gym near Swansea. From the series, The Big O: an intimate study of the young people behind the childhood obesity statistics
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' From the series 'Looking for Lilacs'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' From the series 'Looking for Lilacs'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' From the series 'Looking for Lilacs'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' From the series 'Rutherglen', shot in Wales and Scotland
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' From the series 'Rutherglen', shot in Wales and Scotland
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Housing development, Ravenscraig, 2014' from the series 'Phoenix: the fall and rise of Ravenscraig'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Regional Sports Facility, 2014' from the series 'The Fall and Rise of Ravenscraig'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Sandy Logan, 2014' by Colin McPherson from the series 'Phoenix: the fall and rise of Ravenscraig'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Kevin 'Lucky' Telford' from the series 'Unsullied And Untarnished'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Lisa Bell' from the series 'Unsullied And Untarnished' (Riders and dignitaries during Galashiels Braw Lads Gathering 2014)
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Stacey, Kirknewton, 2014' from the series 'Scottish Sweet Sixteen'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Millie Angel, aged 16, Portobello, Edinburgh, May 2014' from the series 'Sweet Sixteen: Teenage Scottish voters'. Also from the larger series 'Homecoming 2013 - 2014'
'Common Ground': New Documentary Photography from Scotland and Wales 'Common Ground' 'Goal, Craigmiller, Edinburgh' from the series 'Scottish Sweet Sixteen'
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