Winter Talk: The Art of Rollerskating by Debby Besford

Price

£5

Description

Award-winning Documentary photographer, Debby Besford joins us to celebrate her touring work, The Art of Roller Skating, showcasing an often-forgotten sport with Debby's objective and an original eye. This photography project took 5 years in the making. Debby photographed the journeys of seven young local female artistic roller skaters in Great Yarmouth as they trained and developed their skills; a project which was naturally inspired by her own love for the sport. Debby grew up in Great Yarmouth in the 1970's and trained as an artistic roller-skater at the Winter Gardens, travelling all over the country to national skating competitions. Debby comments, "I wanted to reveal the visual contrast by removing the skaters from the 'show' of the rink and instead using the background of a domestic, intimate situation, reminiscent of my own experience - this inspiration evolved where my proud parents took photos of me poised in my skates with trophies clasped in hand in our living ro

Dates

Friday, 22 November 2024 • 14:30 - 15:30

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