Themes and Variations
Photographs by Alan Clements
This part of my website provides an introduction and context for my November 2016 Photography Exhibition.
When you’ve taken a few hundred thousand images over the last two decades, where do you start when you want to create a tiny subset for an exhibition? What goes in and what stays out? Do you choose what you like, or what you think others will like? Do you have a strong theme, or do you cover a wide range of topics?
My work is varied and ranges from opportunistic street photography with images snatched in a second, to cityscapes and even aerial photography. I’ve called the exhibition “Themes and Variations” because I’ve taken a few themes that highlight my work, and then chosen a range of images that highlight the theme. The gallery is divided into eleven walls, each with its own theme. The walls are:
- Wall 1 : Introduction and explanation
- Wall 2 : The Goths of Whitby and Leipzig
- Wall 3 : Street Art - graffiti from New York to Berlin
- Wall 4 : Textures
- Wall 5 : Havana, Cuba
- Wall 6 : Aerial photos taken from aircraft
- Wall 7 : The Desert
- Wall 8 : The sand dunes of Death Valley
- Wall 9 : Blue: Photos on a theme of blue
- Wall 10: Venice
- Wall 11: New York