Flashswap exhibition
Birmingham Photospace’s first major event was a Flashswap at the Vaad Gallery in the Custard Factory on 21st March 2009.
Photographers of all abilities were invited to bring their work along to exhibit – but as a twist, everything on show was offered as a swap. In other words, for every print given away, photographers were able to take another from the exhibition in return.
Exhibitors started arriving at 10am… and by 5pm, 85 photographers were exhibiting more than 500 prints. After 6pm, stickers were stuck next to the photographs that people wanted to take home… and by 7pm the gallery was empty again.
Below is a roundup of photos, videos and comments about the Flashswap.
Words
Digital Birmingham: Flashswap event
Birmingham: it’s Not Shit: Prints Charming
Citizensheep: Photo swap raises profile for Birmingham photography gallery campaign
John Garghan: Birmingham Photospace Flash Swap Exhibition
Flickr discussion threads: Birmingham Photospace Flash Swap Event and flashswap photos
Photos
Photos that were exhibited and exchanged at the flashswap are being tagged “flashswapexhibit” on Flickr. Many of them have comments from the people who ended up with the prints. General photos are being tagged “flashswap“.
Video
Quicktime video from Gecal (Brian Simpson)
use the #flashswap hashtag to follow the great responses to the event from the community.
Rhubarb Radio
Emma and Jenny from Birmingham Photospace were interviewed on the Sunday Social programme on 22 March;
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