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“1984 Looks Like This” by David Dunnico

March 13, 2012

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Manchester documentary photographer David Dunnico, brings together his photographs of CCTV surveillance and his recent collection on George Orwell’s novel ’1984′, in a new exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery entitled ‘1984 Looks Like This’ (17 March to 1 July 2012). Both these topics are something #MLab has looked at in the past plus […]

Mark Page /POMONA Photography

February 1, 2012

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Salford-based Photographer Mark Page has recently released a series of images, entitled “POMONA”, taken in an area of post-industrial land on the edge of Manchester city centre. It is a curious series of images depicting an area once known as “The Pomona Pleasure Gardens” (1800′s) and later Pomona Docks, part of The Manchester Ship Canal System until […]

Day.96 PlayStation Vita Rooms Manchester /Launch Party 12.01.12

January 13, 2012

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Manchester Lab was delighted to be invited to celebrate the forthcoming launch of PlayStation’s new handheld device, PS Vita, at the Vita Rooms Manchester party, where there were an equally brilliant turn out with the likes of Tim Westwood and local boys Amir Khan, Mario Balotelli, Phil Jones, Bez and Bernard Sumner all enjoying proceedings. […]

Day.95 Braille Graffiti /365 Book

January 11, 2012

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Via symplvision The Braille Project, a public art project for the blind produced in Portland, Oregon by Scott Wayne Indiana. The graffiti is marked as “Braille graffiti,” the idea being that a sighted person can let a blind person know it’s there. How exciting would it be, however, for a reader of Braille to discover this entirely […]

Day.94 Vans Skateboard Project /Four Corners: New York Pt.2

January 10, 2012

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Via Vans Europe Here’s part two of Four Corners: USA – New York (West), from Vans Europe, which is the last chapter in their year-long video project that previously visited China (East), Sweden (North) and Israel (South). For part one please click here to go to Vans Europe Vimeo channel. NYC is a unique city when it comes to […]

Day.62 Nicolas Provost’s “The Invader”

October 18, 2011

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Via purple FASHION on Vimeo. Nicolas Provost is a Belgian artist whose practice explores the “phenomenon of cinema” and its effects on our collective conscious. Through manipulating landmark films such as The Shining, Rashomon and other sources of archive film material – or as in his Plot Point trilogy – by placing hidden, high-definition cameras and actors like Jon […]

Day.40 Apart /Summer Show /London

August 6, 2011

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Day.30 EPHEMEROS/Kraak Gallery (Preview)

May 10, 2011

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Organised by 13 photography students from MMU, EPHEMEROS is a showcase of up and coming artists who present a personal and emotive exhibition looking a photography removed from its familiarity with publicity and other commercial use. Housed within the remains of a derelict textile cutting room in Stevenson Square at KRAAK Gallery, the exhibit’s are positioned […]

Day.20 Tutankhamun Exhibition @Trafford Centre

November 24, 2010

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We took a look in @ the Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures Exhibition at The Trafford Centre this week. Here’s some of what we found… MLAB Related Links Tutankhamun Manchester Tut at Twilight – http://www.tutankhmunmanchester.com Tutankhamun Amazing Images from Exhibit – http://www.mirror.co.uk Tutankhamun Treasure’s – http://www.grisel.net/tut Related Articles Going up: Trafford Centre plans extra floors […]

Day.13 Fake Banksy

September 14, 2010

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Day.13 Fake Banksy Spotted some fake Banksy’s while out an about… made me laugh Links Banksy The Yes Men Fake Art by Police Related Articles The Fake Ads Of The Fake New York Times [Publicity Stunts] (gawker.com) Imposters, Forgery, Fraud, and Illusion

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