Stands Alone exhibition at the Geffrye Museum in London is on until 26 August



Critics' choice: Stands Alone exhibition at the Geffrye Museum

"Simone Novotny represents a new style of modern portraiture" 

Read the full review written by Philomena Epps for Made in Shoreditch Magazine.

“Stands Alone” exhibition opens to the public today

“Stands Alone” exhibition, the latest work by photographer Simone Novotny, opens to the public this Tuesday April 16th at the Geffrye Museum in London.

Geffrye Museum

Kingsland Road

London

E2 8EA

Tel: 020 7739 9893

Opening hours

Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm

Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday from 12 to 5pm

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Stands Alone private view

Chris Smith will open the Stands Alone exhibition at the Geffrye Museum on 16 April at 6:30pm.

Stands Alone - Exhibition Talk

Join the exhibition talk at the Geffrye museum exhibition gallery as I give my personal insight into the experience of photographing the residents of Highbury Stadium Square and recording their thoughts. 

Sunday 21 April, 2pm and 3.30pm. 

Admission free with an exhibition ticket.

More info here: http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/whatson/ 

Press release is ready: Stands Alone exhibition at the Geffrye Museum

Stands Alone

Tuesday 16 April – Monday 26 August 2013

“It’d be nice if there were more opportunities to foster a community”

(Sarah, Highbury Square resident)

‘Stands Alone’ explores the community at Highbury Stadium Square, the residential complex located at the former Arsenal football stadium in North London.

Through vivid portrayals, photographer Simone Novotny reveals the lives and stories of the inhabitants of 30 of the 700 newly established homes.  She exposes the singularity of people that are usually treated as a mass: in the past as fans, more recently as privileged residents.  From designers to lawyers, students to teachers, engineers to architects, everyone lives behind similar front doors distinct from each other only by a number. They include Kate, Maria, Sophie, Greg, Bill, David… individuals who share the hopes of building a sense of community, though they stand alone.

Simone Novotny, whilst also a resident at Highbury Stadium Square, worked with each of the participants to develop a series of portraits in which they defined how, when and where they wanted to be represented in their homes. One of the participants said “This is a really interesting project and I’m glad the history of the area and people’s stories are being documented”.

These intimate documentary pictures depict not only the aesthetics of these new homes, but they also reflect the thoughts and emotions of residents. They are presented alongside audio and video testimony which illustrates how – even though physically living close to each other – it can be difficult to create and maintain a sense of community.

Notes to the Editors:

1)    For further information or images, or to arrange an interview with Simone Novotny, please contact Nancy Loader, Press Office at nloader@geffrye-museum.org.uk or on 020 7739 9893.

2)    Simone Novotny has a post-graduate degree in Photography from Central St. Martins, London and an MSc in Development at the London School of Economics. She has worked for Amnesty International, PhotoVoice, Red Cross, Save the Children and Concern Worldwide. Used to depicting the lives of communities elsewhere, in this project Simone Novotny decided that it was time to explore the lives of her own neighbours. For more information about the photographer and the project visit http://www.eyesofchange.com/standsalone/

3)    Highbury Stadium Square is a modern housing complex in North London with more than 700 flats. It was constructed between 2006 and 2009 within the grounds of the former Arsenal football stadium. In 2008 the stands became flats and the pitch a ‘communal’ garden. The last game at Highbury was on 19 April 2006 (Arsenal x Villareal). 

4)    The Geffrye Museum explores the home from around 1600 to the present day, focusing on the living rooms of the urban middle classes in England, particularly London.  A sequence of period rooms illustrate how such homes have been used and furnished, reflecting changes in society and patterns of behaviour, as well as style, fashion and taste.

Stands Alone at Geffrye Museum

Stands Alone will be exhibited at Geffrye Museum from 16 April to 26 August 2012.

For more information visit: www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/whatson/future/

Photography workshop facilitator to young people in Peckham

In the next few months I will be working for Photovoice as an assistant facilitator in the Lookout UK Project. I will be showing youngsters (13 to 25 years old) how to use a camera and how to feed into the debate around gangs and knife crime through photography. I have already helped in two Taster Workshops and I am really looking forward to working with them throughout the whole project.

Student Lifestyle Commission for the National Union of Students