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Circus Work Exhibition The Harley Gallery
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, WORKSOP, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LW
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Circus Works
The Harley Gallery
3rd February - 15th April 2018
Free Entry
For anyone who has ever dreamt of running away with the circus or simply wondered what life is like for the jugglers, clowns, and acrobats, a new exhibition at The Harley Gallery by acclaimed photographer Peter Lavery captures what goes on behind the scenes at the Big Top.
Peter Lavery has spent the last 50 years following and photographing circuses the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland (see notes to editors). His new exhibition, ‘Circus Work’, is the first to document this five-decade-long project. Taken in both black and white and colour these intimately detailed, large-scale photographs show circus performers relaxing while off duty, practicing, getting ready to perform, part made-up and costumed, and revealingly off-guard.
Lisa Gee, Director at The Harley Gallery, said: “Peter Lavery’s pictures capture a world unknown to most of us. He takes us behind the curtain to see the grit amidst the glamour, the contrast between the mundane and the magical and reveals the hard work and humanity of this unique community.”
Lavery’s 1993 photography book ‘Circus Work’ is considered one of the most important examples of human and social documentation produced in Britain. Bruce Bernard, former Picture Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine, said: “These pictures by a master photographer, could stimulate people to seek out the circus and enjoy it again, sometimes long after they thought they had done so for the last time.”
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The Harley Gallery, WorksopSituated on the ducal Welbeck estate, the award-winning Harley Gallery shows contemporary exhibitions by leading visual artists. Exhibitions change five times a year, and range from ceramics to photography.
Welbeck Farm Shop, WorksopThe award-winning Welbeck Farm Shop is found at the heart of a vibrant artisan food community. Two thirds of the shop’s impressive product range is sourced from or prepared at the historic Welbeck estate, described by the Great Food Club as ‘the capital of Britain’s artisan food and drink movement’.
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