Photographers
Michael Kenna: Confessionals / Abruzzo at Beetles Huxley
PhotocriticEtcTwo new series of work, Confessionals and Abruzzo by acclaimed photographer Michael Kenna will go on display for the first time in the UK at Beetles + Huxley Gallery in June.
Confessionals is a departure from the landscape work for which Kenna has become known and is the culmination of over 10-years’ work, travelling through Reggio Emilia, a city in northern Italy, to document hundreds of Catholic confessional booths. These will be shown alongside new photographs of Abruzzo landscapes from his new book, published by Nazraeli Press
Confessionals is a typology of confessional booths from a distinct geographical region, documenting booths from the 13th century to the present. This series is greatly influenced by Kenna’s religious upbringing. As a child, each week he would visit the dark confessional box in his local church of St Bede’s, Widnes and confess his sins to the local priest.
Michael Kenna: Confessionals / Abruzzo runs from 27 June to 15 July 2017
Admission is free
Beetles + Huxley, 3-5 Swallow Street, London, W1B 4DE
Opening Times: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:30
www.beetlesandhuxley.com
