Art Photograph Series - Taratantara
2018 (1998-Present)
Baltic Newsletter No.5 and Photographs
Dimensions Variable
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Beginning in 1998, using a cheap 35mm camera, Paul Jex started to take photographs of paintings, sculptures and installations from galleries, museums and art that he would find in public spaces. When Jex stopped collecting in 2008, he had amassed a total of 954 photographs of art.
With his increasing interest in art, Jex visited the redevelopment of the old f lour mill that became the BALTIC, Centre for Contemporary Art, to see their first commissioned art work; Anish Kapoor’s TARATANTARA, 1999. As part of the marketing campaign the BALTIC released several Newsletters which Jex kept.
In preparation for the Something Else, Jex minned his collections and discovered Kapoor’s quote within one of the Newsletters. By placing the two archival materials together, Jex continues to adapt projects so that original concept and outcome can transverse to alternative conclusions. The pairing of the photographs and Newsletter also allow for Jex to rationalise his need to collect and gather by building visual and anecdotal relationships.
With his increasing interest in art, Jex visited the redevelopment of the old f lour mill that became the BALTIC, Centre for Contemporary Art, to see their first commissioned art work; Anish Kapoor’s TARATANTARA, 1999. As part of the marketing campaign the BALTIC released several Newsletters which Jex kept.
In preparation for the Something Else, Jex minned his collections and discovered Kapoor’s quote within one of the Newsletters. By placing the two archival materials together, Jex continues to adapt projects so that original concept and outcome can transverse to alternative conclusions. The pairing of the photographs and Newsletter also allow for Jex to rationalise his need to collect and gather by building visual and anecdotal relationships.