A lecture...

Adam Patterson is a graduate of MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at London College of Communication.  There will be a talk at LCC to accompany the exhibition – see below for details.
Adam Patterson & Jean Claude Dagrou
Another Lost Child 
Photofusion Gallery
17A Electric Lane
London
SW9 8LA
www.photofusion.org

4 February – 25 March 2011
Private View: 6.30 – 9.00pm, Thursday 3 February 2011
In 2008, photographer Adam Patterson began documenting gang culture in South London. In his aim to challenge the menacing, macho picture of gangs showcased in the media, Patterson spent over a year with gang members, capturing the vulnerability and humanity that the general public rarely see. Another Lost Child brings together this work with a new series portraying ex-gang member Jean Claude Dagrou, who has since relocated to Doncaster to live with is girlfriend. The exhibition also includes some of Dagrou’s own photographs and writing, capturing his transition to a new and different life.

Adam completed an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at London College of Communication in 2008. His work has been exhibited at the Noorderlicht Photofestival 2009, the Royal Photographic Society and Foto8’s Summershow 2010, as well as being published in newspapers and magazines such as The Sunday Times, The Independent and Vice. He recently travelled to Chile to work on the BBC Panorama documentary that covered the rescue of 33 miners and is currently based in Northern Ireland working locally on a long-term project.

EVENTS
Moments from a strange time – Documenting the Chilean Miner CrisisTuesday 8 March, 18.45
HOST Gallery, 1-5 Honduras St, EC1Y 0TH
Entry: £10 (£8 Host/Photofusion members)

Producer Andy Bell and photographer Adam Patterson, who worked together on the BBC Panorama documentary "Trapped: The Chile Miners Story", will be speaking about their six weeks spent researching and filming in the Atacama desert. They will be joined by Jonathan Miller, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News, who arrived in Chile days before the rescue amidst the height of the media chaos. The event will be chaired by award-winning journalist and author John Sweeney, who has contributed to the BBC’s Panorama series as an investigative journalist.

A selection of stills and video footage from the Panorama project will be screened on the night.

Another Lost ChildWednesday 9 March, 18.30
London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6SB
Entry: £5 (£3.50 Photofusion members)

Adam and Jean Claude will talk through the process of making Another Lost Child, the role of the media and the subsequent publishing, alongside the international exhibitions of Adam’s work resulting from the project.

Chaired by Patrick Sutherland

For booking tickets to the events please call 020 7738 5774 or email gallery@photofusion.org

Gallery opening times: Tuesday 11am – 7pm, Wednesday – Saturday 11am – 5pm. Free admission. Lift access.