V1 Gallery is pleased to present
COMPOSITIONS
A solo presentation of Peter Funch
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY AUGUST 20. 2021. TIME: 16.00 - 21.00
EXHIBITION PERIOD: AUGUST 21 – SEPTEMBER 18. 2021
The exhibition revisits and juxtaposes works from Peter Funch’s four seminal series: Babel Tales (2006 – 2011), Last Flight (2012 – 2014), 42nd and Vanderbilt (2007 – 2016), and The Imperfect Atlas (2013 – 2019). Intertwining narratives and compositional strategies from the past 20 years of Funch’s practice, the collocation of the four series nourishes interesting conversations, reflections and questions regarding humanity, the Anthropocene epoch, storytelling, point of view, photography as medium, time and existence.
Books, catalogues, and journals rooted in the four projects are also on view in the exhibition. In celebration of the presentation, eight works from the Babel Tales series will be available for the first time in a smaller size, in a limited edition.
Peter Funch, born 1974, lives and works in Paris and where his projects take him. Recent exhibitions include: A History of Photography: Daguerreotype to Digital, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, 2018 -2021; 42nd and Vanderbilt (in a permanent exhibition of works from the National Collection of Photography), The National Collection of Photography, The Black Diamond, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2020; 42nd and Vanderbilt (public installation), Fondation Images Vevey, Ville d’Images, Switzerland, 2020; 42nd and Vanderbilt (public installation), 23rd Edition of the CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2019. Upcoming ones include: Fotografisk Center 25 Years – curated by Mette Sandbye, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, August, 2021 and Lumieres Nordiques, Abbaye de Jumieges, Jumieges, France, 2022. A multitude of books, catalogues and articles have been published on the work of Peter Funch. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections around the globe. Compositions is Funch’s 8th exhibition with V1 Gallery / Eighteen.
