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The
Guardian
Interview by Andrew Pulver, 2011 |
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The
Independent
Photo
slideshow, 2011 |
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The
Telegraph
Audio
slideshow, 2011 |
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CreativeReview
>>>
Exhibition
review, 2011 |
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AnOther
Interview
by Lucia Davies, 2011 |
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Photosense
Exhibition
review by Oran Blackwood, 2011 |
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IDOL
Interview
by Liz Foggit, 2011 |
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Nude
Magazine
Book
review by Suzy Prince, 2011 |
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Who's
Jack
Interview
by Lu Orcheston-Findlay, 2011 |
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The
Other Side Magazine
Interview,
2011 |
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A new exhibition of photographs by Michael Hess, currently on show
at The Book Club in London, gives us a glimpse into the hidden world
of UK bingo clubs...
Hess photographed various bingo halls and social clubs over a period
of four years (hence people smoking in some of the shots) for a
book that was published last November by Dewi Lewis Publishing.
"I played bingo one night in 2005, just out of curiosity about what
went on inside the big converted cinema near my house," he says.
"I was instantly fascinated by the characters. And so the next time
I visited, I took my camera.
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He spent time both playing bingo but also meeting the customers
at the clubs, and the sense of camaraderie he encountered comes
through in many of his shots. "Bingos halls are not just about gambling,"
he says, "they're about human beings. They really do act as social
hubs for many communities."
The
exhibition at The Book Club will run until March 30, and includes
images from the book, as well as unpublished work. Alongside the
photos are extracts of text taken from interviews and overheard
conversations at the bingo halls.
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