What was the title of the exhibition/show?

A Space For Humans: The Moon On Earth, The photographers name was Matthew Broadhead and the date of the exhibition was on the 19th of October to the 17th of November. We went on the 24th of October. 

What did you see?

I saw a collection of photographs taken from the artist and also maps, books and badges all relating to the project. 

Who were the artists and what do they create? 

Matthew Broadhead is a local British photographer based in South West England. He originally studied at Petroc College, Then in July 2016 he graduated with a BA photography from the University of Brighton. A Space For Humans is an ambitious photographic series that led Matthew into the heart of Icelandic wilderness. His goal was to capture Iceland’s space analogues. These are remote sites used by NASA as they simulate geological, environmental or biological conditions of celestial bodies including the moon and mars.

What were your first impressions?

When I walked in the first thing I saw was photographs of astronaut suits and space rockets. The rocket was a small red and silver craft just sat in an empty street, The space suit was a Apollo 11 Suit in black and white resting against a grey wall.

Did you find anything particularly interesting to your personally?  

A ‘North American plate near Sandvik’ was the name of my favorite photograph, I’m not sure why but I just liked how the rock leaned over to the side and going straight up. It reminded me of standing stones on Dartmoor.

What did you learn? Did it make you think about any art form differently?

One photograph had a splash in a almost frozen lake and it made me think about going to a lake or river and throwing a rock in a deep part of the water and taking a picture of the splash.

Did you enjoy the experience overall? Why?

It was very fun, and I enjoyed looking at the books and magazine pages on him and the maps showing his travels. And all of the pictures were very unique and amazing in their own ways.

Please leave a comment as this is for my Bronze art award.