Maldon Athenaeum Library will be hosting an exhibition of beautiful photographs that capture the character of the library, its book collection and its visitors titled ‘Around the Margin of Books’ on July 11-12.
The exhibition is part of the Maldon in Winter festival. The photographs are the result of an ongoing project by well-known artist, Darron Davies.
Darron poetically explores the beautiful atmosphere of this famous Maldon landmark, including its architecture, books and personalities.
Based in Castlemaine, Darron has worked primarily in photography and has produced a wide variety of projects, ranging from the classical style portraiture of rodders, to quiet and reflective macro-photography, landscape photography and alternative darkroom methods. He has received a number of prize finalist nominations for his photography including being a finalist five times for the prestigious Blake Art Prize, as well as a recent finalist in the Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize. You can enjoy some of his work at https://www.instagram.com/darrondavies/
Darron sees every project as an artistic exploration, as well as a deep dive into a culture and its history, all the while deepening his knowledge and sense of photographic practice.
His Maldon Athenaeum Library project, ‘Around the Margin of Books’, is an extension of his Book Physical Project photographically exploring old
books, which has been exhibited in Melbourne and Bendigo.
Over the past few months Darron has spent many days in the library, working carefully to best capture its physical features as well as talking with library members and volunteers to immerse himself in the community and culture. His amazing images will be available for purchase during the exhibition.
During the course of the exhibition Darron will be available to discuss his exhibition and answer any questions you may have about his art of photography.
Entry to the exhibition is free. However, a small donation to help support the library would be welcomed.
You can view ‘Around the Margin of Books’ Heritage Photo Exhibition at the Maldon Athenaeum Library, 97 High Street Maldon on July 11 and 12 from 10am-2pm.