Victoria Smith
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About Photography
Darkroom ObjectsTo Hold a Photograph
Dust from the Darkroom
Gifts from the Darkroom
The Fall of the Family Album Photography in the Fire Service
Collaboration
Coastal Visions
Social Structures
The Big Picture Show
Supported by the British Council, Victoria was one of 8 Europeans students selected by project mentors Manit Sriwanichpoom and Gabriel Camelin to participate in a 15 day residency and exchange with Silpakorn University International College. Briefed to produce a photographic series responding to the theme Walls & Beyond students collaborated for two weeks to present works at: Galerie Oasis, Goethe Institute and Alliance française (for the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall) throughout November 2019.
Social Structures (2019)
Installation, Cinema Oasis Bangkok, TH
Focusing on the wall as a divide of social classes, In and Victoria photographed the markets and slums of Bangkok focusing on Khlong Toei and Talad Noi. Their presentation replicates the materiality of these places whilst experimenting with cyanotypes - a low cost print technique produced by the Bangkok sun.
Through observing their chosen locations, In and Victoria recognised that the wall is often utilised as a function of communication. A repetition of metal structures are present, with photographs and posters pasted upon them. Using sheets of metal sourced from Talad Noi, they construct a piece influenced by their surroundings and place it within the gallery context.
Their second piece takes inspiration from another common market structure; the clothes rail. By replacing the garments with their prints, In and Victoria create an interactive artwork that illustrates the objects, people and social structures of Khlong Toei and Talad Noi.