"And still we speak of journeying and home; remembering spots where the passing of time was sweet."
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SWEET SPOT is a photography project taking place across Arbroath during July through to end of October 2023. The Brothock Gallery @ Arbroath Library hosts the complete project in a specially designed exhibition which also features work produced during workshops with schools and community groups. Look out for the free Sweet Spot Arbroath mini-tabloid newspaper and Sweet Spot book that is available to buy from the Library and from this site.
Sweet Spot has been created from the building blocks that link ideas/place/people and makes connections between objects/images and histories/positions that they occupy in the places we live and/or remember.
Sweet Spot is funded by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland, supported by Angus Alive and produced by Adam Geary, a photographer and publisher based in Angus.
SWEET SPOT is based on fictional places of our imagination. A universal town perhaps, with a past, present and future. At the centre of Sweet Spot is the central paradox of when 'Nowhere' becomes 'Everywhere' and how ultimately our sense of place and wellbeing is affected. Living in a digital era, where every thing and every place collide into a seeming oneness; time seems to shorten.
During May 2023 Adam worked with P7 pupils in Hayshead and Warddykes Primary Schools and also with Reach-Across and The Learning Tree partnership to explore the ideas behind Sweet Spot and to encourage workshop participants to make images that define in some way their own 'special' places. One image from each participant was printed and is displayed at the Brothock Gallery @ Arbroath Library alongside Sweet Spot. A selection of images appear in the free mini-tabloid newspaper.
Brothock Gallery @ Arbroath Library is operated by Angus Alive. Address: Hill Terrace, Arbroath DD11 1AH. Opening Hours: MON 10 - 4 PM,TUES 10 - 4 PM, WED 10 - 2 PM, THUR 2 - 8 PM, FRI 10 - 4 PM and SAT 10 - 1 PM
LOOK INSIDE MINI-TABLOID
BOOKS
Click on each book to explore the content and perhaps buy one. FREE POSTAGE for UK and Europe on all books. A selection of limited edition prints from each book can also be purchased by going to the ‘Photographs’ section. Limited edition box sets of books and prints are also available on application. For further information on any book contact adam@adamgeary.com
PHOTOGRAPHS
Click on each section to view a selection of limited edition prints from each of the books recently published or about to be published. FREE POSTAGE for UK and Europe on all photographs. For further information on any photograph or to request prices for alternative sizes please contact adam@adamgeary.com
NEWS
SWEET SPOT 2023
I will be giving a talk at Brothock Gallery @ Arbroath Library on Thursday 28th September from 6.30 – 7.30pm. I will introduce my work and book publishing, discussing ideas behind the Sweet Spot project. Refreshments will be provide and is FREE. Sweet Spot is funded by Creative Scotland and supported by Angus Alive. The […]
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ABOUT
Hello!
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I’m a photographer living in Angus, on the North East Coast of Scotland, UK. My primary creative focus is publishing books and have done this for many years. Publishing allows me to reach a diverse, international audience with high quality, accessible and affordable books /prints that are easy to buy and collect. My books and photographs are exhibited widely and appear in many collections worldwide.
I studied photography at Derby, UK in the late 80’s and since then have continued to work as a photographer alongside a career in the arts and cultural sector. I set up the AGLU publishing imprint in 2012 and have published over 35 books, featuring both my own work and that of other photographers.
My photography work can’t easily be pigeon-holed but I certainly like being outside, searching for images and exploring new places; looking for poetry in the everyday and being excited by the visual world. I take inspiration and influence from many places across the arts and my work is a reflection of this. It really is all about the photographs and the books, however!
If you require further details on any aspect of my work, just scroll down and get in touch through the contact page.
