ART IN THE BAR
Kaylee Francis: Rough Edges
Preview: Friday 4th October 7pm
Continues until 26th October
Gallery open Wednesday – Saturday 11am – 7pm
As a Documentary photographer, Swansea artist Kaylee Francis is interested in exploring issues relating to the representation and misrepresentation of lower socio-economic communities. Her work considers the possibilities of using photography and activism for agency and social change.
‘The work entitled Rough Edges, is an on-going documentation of a council estate in Swansea, I was born and brought up in the area and still have strong connections and relationships to the community. I have been drawn to photograph the places and people I know here, in a way that is true to my experience, and which I hope contributes a counter-narrative towards negative media representations typical of such communities.
With mass media being one of the most influential platforms in the world and with excessive consumption I believe it has the ability to shape the world’s view and people’s identities. My intent is to explore how the lack of positive representation affects the young impressionable mindsets of individuals coming from these areas’.
