John Kippin: Based on a True Story
The Beam, Sunderland
On display from 16th August 2024
The Beam, Sunderland
On display from 16th August 2024
John Kippin is a central figure in the emergence of photography as an independent artform in the UK from the 1970s and 1980s through to the present day.
He is best known for his landscape photography which has contributed to debates about the nature of post-industrial landscapes, national and regional identity, forgotten spaces, and the power of the state and commerce to reshape the world. Since the 1980s, Kippin has created billboards for public spaces that intervene in the social realm directly – countering the messages of advertising with counter-cultural propositions, and questions.
Photos: Colin Davison