Reports from an Ordinary Satellite showcases 17 projects in progress from the current MA Photography programme at the London College of Communication. It demonstrates the preoccupations and interests inherent in contemporary photography, a fascination with the world we inhabit as well as curiosity about the lives of others.
The exhibition has previously been shown in gallery spaces both in Bielefeld, Germany and London. In this Birmingham based installation, the photographs are exhibited in an industrial space, using the architecture and remaining features of the ex metal fabrication factory to dictate the hanging of the works around the building. This counterpoising of art and industry raises questions about where photography sits in a post-industrial society and demonstrates the diverse uses of a range of photographic practices freed from the mechanics of the industrial machine.
