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Northern Charter  
5th Floor, Commercial Union House  
39 Pilgrim Street  
Newcastle NE1 6QE

Thursday 23rd March 2017 (1:00pm -- 6:45pm)

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Marjolaine Ryley 'Gust of Wind' 2014

Northern Charter and The Family Ties Network in association with NEPN
present this study day, which considers how photography can create
visual conversations about lived experiences of illness, loss, medical
conditions and the 'unseen' within representations of the family.
Photography is a difficult medium when it comes to photographing
something that is not always visible. The particular visual strategies
adopted by four artists explore a range of approaches for
circumnavigating the challenges this presents.

In 'Too close to home?' Rosy Martin examines the challenges she faced in
attempting to represent her mother's dementia. Then the task of
'curating the museum of sources', somehow finding visual strategies to
reflect her grief and sense of loss as she faced dismantling the family
home, alone. In 'Acts of Reparation' Rosy used the process of
re-enactment phototherapy to replace her parents, in their home and
honour the memory of who they had been. Arabella Plouviez presents
'Alzheimer's: A Quiet Story' which considers how, through the confusion
of Alzheimer's disease, the everyday becomes out of reach. This work
takes a domestic environment, lived in for a lifetime, and the medium of
photography which we so often use as our memory to explore ways in which
our brains get lost through this illness. Sophie Ingleby discusses 'S E
E D' a photographic insight into fertility treatment. The project
explores different aspects of IVF through a series of portraits,
conceptual photographic works and documentary imagery from Newcastle
Fertility Centre at LIFE. Sarah Tulloch presents 'Object Image' which
interrogates both the material fabric of the image, the object, and the
image content of the photographic subject. Marjolaine Ryley discusses
'The Thin Blue Line, The Deep Red Sea' which examines the ways
miscarriage and pregnancy loss have been explored (and ignored) in arts
and culture.

The work of these five artists raises questions as to how we see (or
don't see) these lived experiences. More than this, through their
exploratory visual strategies, such practices are asking if it is
possible to perceive -- and therefore understand -- such experiences and
conditions differently. As well as talks by our speakers, a range of
graduates and current students will be showing portfolios of work that
connect with the day's themes. There will also be a chance for informal
discussion and dialogue around this important subject.

To view further details and the schedule see the FTN website:  
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To book a place, please visit the eventbrite page:  
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The Family Ties Network is a group of artists, filmmakers and writers
based in the UK, who explore connections between memory, space, place
and the family in photography and moving image. Through events,
conferences, exhibitions and publications, they aim to investigate a
range of issues, encompassing the visual representation of family
memories, oral history, bereavement, displacement, estrangement and the
family home.  
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The Northern Charter is a space for contemporary art in Newcastle upon
Tyne. An artist-led organisation The Northern Charter provide spaces for
artists and art organisations to make, show and curate contemporary
art.  
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NEPN aims to develop new opportunities for photographic artists and
audiences for photography through commissioning and exhibiting
innovative photographic work in gallery and new public contexts.  NEPN
is an initiative of the Northern Centre of Photography at the University
of Sunderland.  
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Northern Charter 5th Floor, Commercial Union House 39 Pilgrim Street Newcastle NE1 6QE  Thursday 23rd March 2017 (1:00pm – 6:45pm)  [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/dc483abffe68524470c37657e/images/3d21e6f9-554c-42a1-89e1-cf6cc3455632.jpg] Marjolaine Ryley ‘Gust of Wind’ 2014  Northern Charter and The Family Ties Network in association with NEPN present this study day, which considers how photography can create visual conversations about lived

Beyond the Visible: Contemporary  Visualizations of Loss, Illness and the ‘Unseen’ in Representations of the Family,  23rd March 2017 (1:00pm &#8211; 6:45pm)

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Beyond the Visible: Contemporary Visualizations of Loss, Illness and the ‘Unseen’ in Representations of the Family, 23rd March 2017 (1:00pm – 6:45pm)