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Out to Lunch Revisted by Mandy Holland
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PRESS RELEASE
Out To Lunch- Revisted
On Sunday 31st August the touring exhibition of Out to Lunch
by photographer artist Mandy Holland opens at the award
winning gallery ‘Faith House’ at Holton Lee. The exhibition
continues until Tuesday 30th September.
In 1992, Mandy Holland found herself in a psychiatric hospital with her camera and a compulsion to document the experience. The resulting work, including snapshot images, diary writing and laser prints illustrates the chaos of breakdown.
Later, revisting the hospital, images of a constructed and collage type were produced in an attempt to reclaim the space from the nightmarish to the everyday. These pictures illustrate the artists changed understanding of her experience of mental illness, the impact it has had on her life and the lifelong implications of experiencing the psychiatric system. The work, rooted in the artists personal history, addresses issues of mental health and offers a unique exploration of mental illness within our society.
The original exhibition toured nationally to venues including the Diorama Centre in London the Watershed, Bristol, Milton Keynes Gallery and MAC Birmingham. Mandy’s work has also been featured on BBC2 – “From the Edge” and ITV “link”. Holton Lee is the first date in the tour of Mandy’s updated work.
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