BPB 2008 Conference
MEMORY OF FIRE: THE WAR OF IMAGES AND IMAGES OF WAR
Saturday 15th November
Conference Venue:
Sallis Benney Theatre
University of Brighton
Grand Parade
Brighton
Date: Saturday 15th November
Time: 09.30am – 5.45pm
Admission: £30 £15 (concessions) includes tea/coffee
To book contact: Dome Box Office, 29 New road, Brighton
T: 01273 709 709. W: www.brightonticketshop.com
A one day conference programmed by Julian Stallabrass, Curator BPB 2008, organised by
BPB 2008 and with support from the University of Brighton exploring the themes, issues
and ideas of Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 involving international speakers covering a
range of related subject specialisms.
Please see bpb.org.uk/2008 in the ‘events’ section for full programme details
(downloadable pdf).
A range of international speakers will present including:
Julian Stallabrass – BPB 2008 Curator and Courtauld Institute of Art lecturer
Eyal Weizman – Architectural theorist and Writer
Iain Boal – Historian of Technics and the Commons and member of Retort Collective
Stefaan Decostere – multi-media and online producer for CARGO, curator and artist
Hilary Roberts – Head of Collections Management including photography at Imperial War
Museum
Simon Norfolk – artist exhibiting as part of BPB2008 at De La Warr Pavilion
Broomberg and Chanarin – artists exhibiting as part of BPB 2008 at De La Warr Pavilion
Harriet Logan – artist exhibiting as part of BPB2008 at Independent Photographers’
Gallery
Tom Hickey – Course Leader for the Cultural and Critical MA at the University of Brighton
The day includes in-depth academic papers, artist presentations and in-conversation style
dialogues.
This is a serious opportunity to explore BPB 2008 through a range of related disciplines
and with a focus on photojournalism and contemporary art photographic practice. The
Biennial closes on Sunday 16th November at the same time as Brighton Photo Fringe on
show in many venues across Brighton – www.photofringe.org
This one day conference Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 Memory of Fire: the War of Images
and Images of War accompanies the festival by the same name now showing 10
exhibitions in 9 major visual arts venues in Brighton & Hove and across the South East –
www.bpb.org.uk/2008. The keynote exhibition, Iraq Through the Lens of Vietnam is on
view in the University of Brighton Gallery until Saturday 15th November. Plus, Geert Van
Kesteren at Lighthouse and Thomas Hirschhorn at Fabrica both in Brighton and also on
view.
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