Chronology: Eric Lesdema
Education
1992-95 University of Brighton (BA hons Photography first class)
2017 – Planetary Collegium, University of Plymouth (PhD ongoing)
Group exhibitions
| 2016 | ‘Drowning the Moon’ L’aire de Turner Margate Contemporary |
| 2015 | ‘Butchery By Light’ EVA ‘15 V&A, London |
| 2015 | ‘Drowning the Moon’ Format Photography Festival, Derby |
| 2001 | ‘New England’ The Lux Gallery, London |
| 2000 | ‘warningSHOTS’ Royal Armouries, Leeds (cat) |
| 1999 | ‘Videoarchaeology’ site specific venues ,Sofia Bulgaria (cat) |
| 1997 | ‘insight’ Maidstone Gallery, Kent (cat) |
| 1995 | ‘annual exhibition’ The Photographers Gallery, London |
Solo exhibitions
| 2003 | ‘Herdcore’ Angel Row, Nottingham (cat) |
| 2002 | ‘The Great Escape’ Towner Gallery, Eastbourne |
| 2001 - 2000 | ‘towards a statistical analysis’ The Media Centre, Huddersfield; MKG, Milton Keynes (cat); Chapter, Cardiff ; Marlow, Canterbury |
| 2000 - 1998 | ‘Fortunes of War’ Institute of Photography Xapala, Mexico; Blue Sky, Oregon USA (cat); Watershed, Bristol; Street Level, Glasgow |
| 1999 | ‘30,000 acres of tranquil garden’ Ramsgate Library Gallery, Kent; Mercer, Harrogate (cat) |
| 1998 | ‘Butchery By Light’ Standpoint Gallery, London |
Screenings
| 2008 - 2001 | ‘Film Music’ ICA, London; Phaidros, Tokyo; Galeria do poste, Rio de Janeiro; MONA, Detroit; Noiselab, Seattle; Project 101, Paris; Heaven Gallery, Chicago; Out North, Anchorage Alaska; Minna Gallery, San Francisco; Cinema Obscura, Santa Barbara; The Milky Way, Boston; Rio, Santa Cruz; Centre for Contemporary Art, Moldavia; Institute of Architecture, Texas; DokumentART, Germany; Festival Internationale d’Aubagne, France; Not Still Art, New York; The Croft Institute, Melbourne; Exploding Cinema, London; Electric Screen, London |
| 2001 | ‘Blue Straggler’ DokumentART, Germany; Electric Screen, London; Exploding Cinema, London |
| 1999 | ‘30,000 acres of tranquil garden’ BBC Short Film Festival, London (cat) |
Bibliography
‘Fortunes of War’ in development - Critical Photography, series editor Alfredo Cramerotti, contributors: Prof Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, Dr Nicolette Barsdorf-Liebchen, Dr Gerald Moore, Prof Jan Baetens, Dr Jane Tormey & Prof Paul Gough, Intellect, 2018
Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, Andreas ‘Spaces of Justice’ Routledge, 2017
Waugh, Mark ‘The Blue Notebook: Drowning the Moon’, Book Arts, Volume 10, 2015
Duggal, Nisha ‘Splitting Differences’ a-n May 2004
Ings Richard ‘Connecting Flights: New cultures of the diaspora’ 2003
Hall, Prof Stuart ‘Different’ 2002
Bard, Perry ‘Digging for Identity’ afterimage Jan/Feb 2000
Usherwood, Paul ‘warningSHOTS’ Art Review June 2000
Cimmino, Paula ‘Private: never mind the gap’ Dazed & Confused Special Italian Edition 1998
Phillips, Simon ‘Kodak Exposed’ Dazed & Confused Issue 26
Sealy, Mark ‘Monograph: Fortunes of War’ 1998
Awards
| 2003 - 2008 | eta (mentorship programme: Andrew Wheatley) |
| 2002 - 2003 | International Fellowship, British Counil, Arts Council |
| 2000 | Year of the Artist, Arts Council |
| 1997 | UN Nikon World Photographic Award |
Collections
MAG Collection
Contemporary Art Society