EXPOSED

Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera

Atlanta, Harry Callahan,

This summer the Tate Modern has brought us EXPOSED, an exhibition crammed with a multitude of respected photographers and their work; and when I say crammed I mean it in every sense of the word. Not overly impressed with the curation of the show, the beautiful images felt squashed in too small a place for them to be appreciated properly. This coupled with the large summer crowds made rather uncomfortable viewing in what was potentially a great exhibition. All that said, a wide variety of stunning images was on show, with particular focus on the voyeur, whether it be the photographer, the subject or even the viewer; as was the case with Oliver Lutz' 'Lynching of Leo Frank', who's infrared image could only been seen when the viewer looked at themselves through a television screen, thus making them seem a spectator at the gruesome event.