Ken Taylor

Reflections; photographic conversations.

17th September - 14th November 2016

This wallet of postcards marks the last collection of photographs in a trilogy of shows Ken Taylor has made for the m2 Gallery in Peckham, London. The ex- hibition develops themes from “Veils and Repetitions” 2014 and “Wrap Duets” 2015 to present a new collec- tion that again looks at the idea of dualities. In- herent in “Reflections”, the title and theme of the show, is the notion of the mirror. Within each pho- tograph another elusive world beyond the frame of the picture is revealed and refracted, whether it be the surrounding environment, the sky, the photographer himself, or indeed the casting of a shadow. The me- diator and arbiter between these two worlds is inevi- tably the light, bringing the conversation into being.

The photographs were all taken in 2015 as part of the on-going journey of capturing the world with an ordinary digital pocket camera, “practically” rath- er than “technically”. “Reflections” became the muse of the exhibition from reflecting retrospectively on where the eye had led the camera at the year’s end.

Seven conversations are introduced, marrying each im- age with one other. The pairings have come about from an instinctive dialogue based on geographic, thematic or visual relationships. The seven conversations have been brought together in the 800x600mm prints to be shown weekly in the m2 gallery over the seven weeks of the show. In the postcard set the viewer is invited to have their own playful conversations with the images, or add some words and send them to the wider world.

Ken Taylor is 5 minutes younger than his twin sister and is an Architect who takes a lot of photographs.