Sydney photographic collective Pool launches ‘Blow Up’ in the Royal Botanic Gardens tonight
Sydney photographic collective Pool will tonight be bypassing the traditional gallery set-up and taking over Fleet Steps in the Royal Botanic Gardens for their invite only launch of Blow Up.
It is a mix of moving image, digital media and photographic art, inspired by the content of their inaugural publication by the same name.
‘Blow Up’ is the first collective publication by Pool. Taking the form of a 51cm x 66cm magazine. Each of the five artists at Pool, Sean Izzard, Simon Harsent, Danny Eastwood, Christopher Ireland and Ingvar Kenne, have developed a new series of images specifically for this project. It’s a showcase of the dissimilar perspectives and common ideals of an artistic collective.
It was created in collaboration with Maud .
The design concept is based upon incorporating the idea of a collective of artists into the physical structure of the publication. Thus, it exists as a complete, sequential publication which then separates into five distinct books that can be pulled apart as and when the mood strikes.
Tonight’s invite only event launch will feature music from FBi Radio’s DJ Jack Shit, food by the high priestess of Malaysian cooking, Jackie M, and has been made possible with the kind cooperation of event sponsors, Canon, Emergent Designs, Tiger Beer, Kilikanoon wines, Johnnie Walker and Schweppes.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10am until sundown this Saturday and Sunday.
Public Exhibition
Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquarie’s Point Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Saturday, 5 November – Sunday, 6 November 2011
10:00 – sundown
Image credits
In order of appearance
Image © Sean Izzard: Far From the Edge
Image © Simon Harsent: Into the Abyss, 2011
Image © Danny Eastwood: Discard, 2011
Image © Christopher Ireland: Riverside, 2011 
Image © Ingvar Kenne: Walk, 2011
8 Comments
Awesome stuff guys looking forward to it!
Amazing effort guys. Great night, great work.
Well played Pool.
Absolutely top self guys, great night, brilliant work can’t wait to get my hands on one of the Mag’s
Very cool, Well done guys!
Going back today to see the work without blurry eyes
Loved the exhibition guys! Looked awesome. xx
ONYA dudes. Every photo was beautiful and the mag looked awesome. Stay wet.
brilliant work
brilliant exhibition
well done to all at Pool