The Empire Gallery
30 Vyner Street, E2
020.8980.0395
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Nathan James, Tick Tock, Courtesy Degree Art, London
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27 Feb 2008 – 9 Mar 2008
Daily (noon–6pm)
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Tube: Bethnal Green
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Nathan James' Pleasure Island isn't quite the adults-only event that the title may imply. The Canadian native (who currently resides in London) conjures a deceptively simple narrative in his selection of graphically altered portraits. James pinpoints a specific and often mundane moment while simultaneously — and somewhat startlingly — capturing the bigger picture beyond. Drawing from both vintage photography and skate culture, James utilises digital manipulation, silk-screen printing and traditional techniques to create images that etch themselves in the viewer's mind.
