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Jon Spencer

Jon Spencer

London College Of Communication (MA Typo/ Graphic Design , 2003)

Jon's raison d'etre is to elicit the stories that lie hidden, or simply unnoticed, within the fabric of the city that surrounds us. His approach is generally a very systematic one, believing that by devising and following a strict process and applying this to each location in a series, it is the individual location that offers up itself and reveals something about its nature, character, history or memory.

He draws cues from psycho-geographers such as Sinclair and Ackroyd, and inspiration from Calvino's beguiling descriptions of Venice. As such he is greatly interested in concepts such as imbued memory, and the very way we perceive the city. His works often use multiple images and often contain considerable detail; they tend to reward the viewer who will take the time to be drawn into the stories being told.

44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £290.00
44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £290.00
44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £370.00
44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £370.00
44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £370.00
44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £370.00
44 × 64 × 4 cm
  • £370.00

Exhibitions

A Case for Celebration (2 person commissioned exhibition) Rodic Davidson, Pied Bull Yard, Bloomsbury 14 - 26 July 2014 Visible City (solo show) The Gallery, Cowcross Street, Farringdon 19 - 30 November 2013 Chocolate Factory Open Studios
 9th - 11th November 2012 Article 31.1 / The London Festival of Architecture Various locations across East London 22nd May - 8 July 2012 The Layered City, Bloomsbury Design
 26th July - end September 2010 Palace Art Fair, Fulham Palace 
7th - 10th October 2010 The Floor to Ceiling Show, The Front Room
 11th August - 19th September 2010 Transparency and the City, The Alan Baxter Gallery
 June - July 2010 Urban Shelter, Cordy House, Mutate Britain/Urban Infill/Shelter
 July 2010 Exeter Contemporary Open, Exeter Phoenix
 September 2008 Through the Lens, Royal West of England Academy
 July 2008 Chocolate Factory Open Studios 
November 2007-2011 Londonscapes, London School of Economics
 March 2007 Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair
 March 2006 & October 2005 For Walls, View From The Top Gallery, Nottingham
 September 2005  

Awards

Exeter Contemporary Open - Judge's Award Exeter Phoenix Winner 2008
Exeter Contemporary Open - Staff Choice Award Exeter Phoenix Winner 2008

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