© Colin Blakely, The Anachronism of Basic Instinct
I was going to write a post about Colin Blakely after I saw some of his work floating around after being in the 13th Annual Griffin Exhibition. Initially I responded to the lovely quality of the imagery in an age when fine black and white photographs are seen less and less in a gallery setting.
Then I found out the context of the pictures as being a sort of cross section of a place, more specifically a place that attracts thousands of fans for a few months for college football. However, the moments depicted in the body of work are quiet, contemplative stories about where people live as members of the suburban existence.
© Colin Blakely, The Shadows of Promise
The idea that there are both people that live in this community defined by academia and also “visit” in the form of recreation is something that interests me about the project. Blakely states:
“Having shunned the constant call of the “suburbs,” we live in a small neighborhood close to downtown. Here, the passing of time is defined as much by the rituals we collectively participate in as by the months on a calendar.”
And in addition, the title of work is phenomenal.