5 UNDER 30 YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS’ COMPETITION Opening: Daniel Blau is pleased to announce the winners of the 30th June, 6pm - 8pm gallery’s third annual Young Photographers’ Competition: Exhibition: Melissa Arras / Alan Knox July 1st - July 31st, 2015 Julia Parks / Michael Radford Tuesday - Friday, 11 - 6 pm We are delighted to present a selection of these talented For further information photographers’ works in a group exhibition. about our exhibition please email:
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[email protected] MELISSA ARRAS El Dorado documents refugee camps in Calais. The town has, in recent years, become a doorway for many refugees risking their lives to leave their homelands. The work is a visual exploration into the duality of these situations, contemplating both the political tensions and the personal instability these transferrals involve. Recently, the town transformed from a seaside resort into an uncontrolled site populated with refugees hoping to enter the UK. Melissa’s work bravely captures intimate moments in the migrants’ lives whilst temporarily anchored in this new, surreal environment, proving their desperation in attaining stability. The work compellingly highlights the conditions faced by most migrants worldwide during these challenging times of relocation. Melissa Arras was born in 1994 in London. She received her BA in Photography from Middlesex University in July 2015.