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Anderson & Low Voyages

Lucky Panda Press 2017 ISBN 9780955899782 Acqn 27260
Hb 33x43cm 96pp 43col ills 40

This new project continues to explore several recurrent themes in Anderson & Low's work: the
relationship between fantasy, artifice and perceived reality, pushing the boundaries of what a
photograph is supposed to do, and relating these concepts to art history.

These images depict the ship models from the Science Museums extraordinary stores, re-
presented and re-imagined through elegant means: by the simple act of not removing the
protective sheeting that covers the model ships, that additional layer acts as a prism, separating
out an entire spectrum of previously hidden dramas for these tiny facsimiles. Looking through this
additional layer realigns both scale and context. In this process associations have emerged with
historical depictions of ships and seas, and hidden sagas are revealed. The models have taken
on magical new forms, some like legendary vessels emerging from sinister fogs to stalk and
surprise an enemy, others as if lost and drifting at sea, or waiting for the tide to turn, or caught in
a terrifying storm.

The book Voyages is released to coincide with a major exhibition of the same name, which is
premiered at the Science Museum, London, from 14th March 25th June 2017.

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