Participatory Swap shop days: 18/19 May, 22 May, 29 May and 9 June

Redeye’s Lightbox aims to launch the careers of some of the UK’s most promising photographers through a nine-month programme of workshops, networking, participation and presentation.

The Possessed collective explore the question: how do our possessions define us? Various possessions and objects have a variety of roles; some are purely functional, others are deeply linked with our idea of self. What do these objects represent and say about us?

Using both photography and moving image, the group explores the role of possession within the context of their own life histories and the role of the photograph as significant archival document. Inviting the public to join in, the exhibition acts as a participatory swap shop, offering photos in exchange for possessions. Liberation or painful process?
You decide. The photographic images are displayed online and within
the space.

Sarah Faraday and Yujiang Wang, both photographers and artists working with mixed media, painting, moving image and photography, have been brought together by a shared desire to explore the relationship of identity and possessions.

Project: possessed.org.uk
Twitter: @possessed2013

This collaborative photography project is a result of the Redeye Lightbox programme. The group were supported by John Darwell.