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During lockdown I started a project called Inksolation. I'd generate a prompt using a random word generator and create an artwork inspired by that word. What came out was an incredible body of work; often hilarious, usually whackadoo. My pals ended up eagerly awaiting the next one too and creativity became a great balm against the lockdown depression. It gave me a sense of purpose, something to focus on, and made people laugh.
Skip forward four years and I'm at another division in my life, having been made redundant May 2024. While this is a completely different landscape to that of lockdown, I've found myself teetering along a similar crevasse; feeling adrift and wanting purpose. This show is a revival of my prompt challenge, an artwork created in response to a randomly generated word. It's a remedy to my current situation, of wanting to capture those feelings of creative vigour and a safety net of structure.
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Becks Popham, Drift
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Fragile Foundations is a photographic exhibition that brings into focus the earthquake-prone buildings of Wellington—a city that knows the ground beneath it can shift at any moment. Part visual critique of the negligence that postpones essential upkeep, part social commentary on the changing nature of building codes and political risk appetites, this exhibition documents a period of time characterised equally by inertia and change.
The buildings featured in this exhibition are a part of our daily urban landscape, chosen for their personal, aesthetic, historical and architectural significance. Captured on medium format film with a Mamiya 645, these monochrome images are hand-developed, reflecting the enduring yet vulnerable nature of our city. Following the traditions of both documentary and architectural photography, the black and white images highlight the strength and beauty of these buildings—the textures, the lines, the way they stand against the times, each with its story of resilience and risk.
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Instagram: fragile_foundations