Photography Commission: SPIN-MPF
SPIN, in collaboration with The Martin Parr Foundation, is pleased to announce a new photography commission.
The Martin Parr Foundation in collaboration with SPIN and the University of Bristol announce a new photography commission.
What does secrecy ‘look’ like? How do confessions matter to society? How does ignorance shape our daily lives and our politics? How should we respond to the rise of ‘fakes’ and ‘fakery’ in the world? Why are conspiracy theories so compelling? Using these questions and themes as a provocation and not a limitation, we want to hear your ideas for creating a series of photographic images and/or photographic-based collage or screen-print to explore secrecy and/or ignorance and how they shape our ideas, selves, communities and/or our world.
Fee: £1000, plus an additional £250 to cover travel expenses to Bristol to visit with MPF/SPIN
Outcome: 4-6 photographic images by July 2024.
In addition, this small commission will offer the chance to:
- Meet the team at the MPF, have access to their collection and extensive photographic library to use as a source of inspiration and reference for your work.
- Invitations to attend talks and events at MPF.
- Invitation to attend a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of MPF.
- To meet with and have access to research support from Dr Elspeth Van Veeren, Associate Professor in Global Politics (secrecy and security cultures, visualities, US politics) and associated researchers in SPIN.
- Invitations to attend SPIN events, talks, panels, workshops.
The work produced through the commission will be showcased via the MPF Instagram, on the SPIN website/socials, through the publication of a limited run of postcards through the MPF, and as part SPIN speaker series and/or podcast series.
Eligibility: We are particularly keen to hear from new and emerging photographers from backgrounds that are currently underrepresented in British photography.
To see past examples of SPIN-MPF commissions, please see:
Deadline: Midnight, Monday 20th May 2024. Notice of award by EOD, Friday 25th May 2024.
For further information or to send a short expression of interest, link to your portfolio, and a short paragraph on why you think you meet the eligibility criteria please contact Elspeth Van Veeren, e.vanveeren@bris.ac.uk and Jon McCall, jon@martinparrfoundation.org