THE CARAVAN GALLERY

I first became aware of The Caravan Gallery during research I was undertaking in the college library. Their work is known to present a survey of images taking a critical look at contemporary lifestyle and landscape. The images are by no means ‘picturesque’, but this is to initiate more of a conceptual meaning suggested through the collective series. Unfortunately, my first encounter with this book and their work came subsequent to the photographic process I undertook. Although my awareness about the work of the Caravan Gallery came after I had already shot all my images for the book, I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to see the gallery in it’s Liverpool exhibition. I felt it would still be beneficial to consider their approaches towards consumerism as I was making considerations towards the presentation and layout of my book. I felt that the environment in which they exhibited their work added another element to the reality of their concept. The idea to exhibit in a caravan made the viewing experience much more physical and I understood and interpreted more about the images because of the environment. I started to consider how I could reflect this experience through the printed page.