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Nottingham - Point&Shoot

6x4xLOADS is an exhibition in Nottingham exploring the murky world of 'point&shoot' photography. It's a celebration of the chance encounters that someone wielding a camera can happen to stumble across and capture.

WHAT: 6x4xLOADS! point&shoot photographic exhibition and opening shindig.
WHERE: The Lurking Hole, Nelson St. (opposite the Ice Stadium), Nottingham, NG1
WHEN: Friday, September 15th, 2006. 7pm onwards…

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Featuring significant contributions from international artists and lens-folk such as Jocko Weyland (Elk Zine), Andy Horsley (Sidewalk Magazine), Rob Erickson, Tobin Yelland, Karen D'amico - (Tangent zine), Jerry Price (Clutter Zine), Dave Bevan (88 Shades of Grey Zine), Angela Boatwright, Jamie-James Medina (Vice Magazine) and Jake McGowan (Scraps of Why Zine).

We talked to the curator of the show to see what was up…

VICE: What makes this exhibition different from any other photography exhibition?
Dave Bevan: Basically I was getting really fed up with overly pretentious fine art exhibitions - the whole exclusive nature of them. I mean, you go to art openings and it tends to be the same crowd over and over again. Surely art should be about understanding. It should be open to everyone. I reckon everyone with a camera (which is most people these days) can take some really amazing photos. It's just being open to stopping and looking around. Anyone can take a photo. It's not something that has to be put on a plinth. So with point and shoot its something that anyone can do. It's more about the sketchy themes and weirdness and chance encounters.

Do you honestly think that this kind of photography is an art?
As far as the 'art' is concerned I am not fussed about how relevant it may seem to people in the art circle. These images can be a really powerful thing, or they can be really throw-away. I think that's exactly what we're trying to play with. There's a fine line. Sometimes you can find something really striking, and at the same time someone can find it incredibly mundane and ephemeral. I don't think that one is more important than the other, it's all image making. It's all about trying to get a better understanding of the world.

Why Nottingham?
There are quite a few art collectives in Nottingham that are doing quite well. It's an exciting place to be an artist. There's more of a chance to progress with this kind of thing here rather than in London because there's not so much competition.