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More events will be taking place whilst the exhibition is running, you can check back here for updates. ITO FaceBook event page. Yes, but in effect no! There are a few spaces at the venue but these are generally taken from early in the morning. We would highly recommend if travelling by car using one of the public pay carparks nearby.
View on Parkopedia online. The venue is situated close to Nottingham city centre so is well serviced by public transport. Nottingham is a popular travel destination so caters for a regular flow of visitors with an extensive choice of accommodation options. A good place to start your search would be the Experience Nottinghamshire website. Whilst there are no access restrictions within the venue itself, the gallery space is located at the top of a historic building and accessed by three flights of stairs. To avoid disappointment please contact us in advance so we can discuss your requirements.
Toilets are available at the venue. The exhibition aims to bring our work together with others who share this perspective, to act as a marker of where the photographers of the landscape are at now, and to introduce these ideas to a broader public. The selection in many ways marks the closing of a circle, the expression of a voice that for too long has remained quiet, restrained by its own intimacy and engaged with looking out in order to look in.
I fell in love with the landscape of South Wales long before I fell in love with photography. It was the experience of that landscape; it was its valleys, hills and coast that could alter my perceptions and emotions, that opened my mind to a new world of possibilities. It would be in photographs of that landscape that my thoughts and feelings were first given a tangible expression. Photographing the landscape introduced me to new friends, which led to us forming our collective and now to an exhibition.
Although the exhibition is of landscapes of England, Scotland and Wales, that isn't all they are about. The images maybe of the diverse territories of our islands, they may describe the topography for us, yet they also use the voices found in their subjects to speak about other things.
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Mainly they use them to talk about us, the people who view, make and inhabit these lands. Landscapes without those people are just nature. Landscapes don't exist without being imagined through the prism of our intellect or indeed cameras. Landscape is an idea; we bring landscape into being. So it should be no surprise that the photographs also speak of the way we interact, see, feel and think about these environments. The intention of these photographs is often to render the abstract worlds of thoughts and feelings more concrete through the depiction of the physical world around us.
They inquire below the apparent surface and build, in series, to a bigger picture. As it is we who make the landscape it is ready to be mined to illustrate ourselves. Being in the landscape and representing the landscape is to simultaneously inhabit two worlds, the one before us and the one inside us. And when those two worlds collide and intermingle the result can often surprise. Dealing as it does with the apparent reality of what is before us, and also with the often unspoken ability to express something of our inner selves; photography, it turns out, is the perfect medium to explore our relationship with the land.
And it is also the perfect medium to mediate between those two simultaneous worlds of being there experiencing and the revelations that occur when we open ourselves to the creative possibilities of that liminal space. To my mind there are two elements that make a successful landscape photograph; they portray both that which we already knew and help us see that which we thought we knew.
It is this tension between the conscious and unconscious knowing of a place that has produced many of the photographs in this exhibition. The individual photographers will be your guides to the exhibition, and I believe they will both revitalise and illuminate our experience of place and through them ourselves. I hope our visitors can take the time to look through each photographer's work, in turn, to find the value in each and the connections between. One of many dictionary definitions defines it as "a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.
Valda focuses on the bittersweet beauty of the transience of nature and its imperfections that she finds expressed in her Sussex garden. Informing all his work is a constant interest in death and decay, the cycle of nature and the history of Western visual culture, as well as an all-consuming concern with the craft of fine photographic printing. Despite using Victorian photographic processes, he wanted to push his practice in new directions, both physically, mentally, and aesthetically. While he worked on this series Takeshi Shikama, the renowned elderly Japanese photographer, printer and artist, accompanied him on many of his journeys.
His influence on the work is apparent, with Japanese minimalistic approaches to image making paired with a dedication to craftsmanship. The contours of the land, the ruined traces of humanity that pervade it and the foliage covering it are mute. Al Brydon discovered twenty rolls of undeveloped exposed film but was unable to recollect what they might hold.
Well, partly, but not fully. You get some, you lose some, and you want more. I highly recommend this story to anyone that likes dark fiction or cult stories -- or even drama! Horror fan or not. I absolutely loved this book! Feb 20, Char rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a book very unlike anything else I've ever read. She knows no other life.
The rules of the cult are many and breaking the rules is not allowed. The punishment for breaking them? You will be sent to the Sustenance House where your body will be prepared as food for the rest of the cult. This story follows Timber as she tries to escape. The first section of the book is mostly involved in This is a book very unlike anything else I've ever read.
The first section of the book is mostly involved in filling in information about the Divinity. It's detailed but engaging. The second and third sections delve more deeply into Timber's life and her escape from the Divinity. Timber is not your every day protagonist. She has done some terrible, terrible things. The trick of this book is that you care about her anyway. All of the characters in the book are well drawn and defined. I cared about all of them, both good and bad.
It's an ongoing project begun in to rediscover and reassert the ancient boundaries of Bradon Forest. The ITO collective are extremely proud to launch their inaugural photography exhibition. I like to say how a book made me feel, or where it took me during the reading. Horror fan or not. There is no paranormal element to it to make it farfetched.
This book was incredibly well edited and well written. I spotted only two typos and I can't even remember the last time I saw a book with that few errors.
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I would highly recommend this to any horror fan, even though it is not really a scary story in the traditional sense. View all 6 comments. May 04, Judy rated it really liked it. One of my friends took a class with this teacher and posted a picture of this author and said that in person he does not look so scary. Well, after reading his book, I am inclined to think that yes, he must be quite a creepy person. The book sure was creepy. It reads like a clinical, reporter's view about a cannibal, a young female who experiences life as part of a sect in the LA mountains.
The young girl eventually encounters every day society. The descriptions are powerful, images stayed with One of my friends took a class with this teacher and posted a picture of this author and said that in person he does not look so scary. The descriptions are powerful, images stayed with me ugh! After I had my babies I lost my ability to enjoy horrible things in movies and books. I am not the target audience for this story, if I were it would get a much higher rating. I did not look forward to reading the next page - but even I turned the pages to the end. I'll pass the book along to younger readers with more intestinal fortitude.
Thing is, months later, I realized that whereas most books fade into the background, I remember the book, and still think about it Aug 27, Marsha rated it it was amazing. This book affected me more than any horror movie ever has. That may be because my imagination is 1, times more vivid than any movie director's best creation, but it's definitely due to the fact that this story is incredible.
It's so sad and moving and detestable all at the same time. Martin Lastrapes has an amazing ability to draw his readers in to this grotesque and bizarre world that they would normally stay far away from. I would recommend this book to everyone who is a lover of horror sto This book affected me more than any horror movie ever has.
I would recommend this book to everyone who is a lover of horror stories and anyone interested in a talented representation of the trials of the human spirit with a dark twist. Mar 07, Tamika rated it really liked it Shelves: The online book reviews are what intrigued me most about this book. Words like "shocking" or "disturbing" never cease to pique my interest. I must say, I was not disappointed. This book was an emotional rollercoaster for me, which I didn't expect.
Timber isn't your typical heroine. I actually thought she was a frightening little child-monster in the beginning, but I realized that she was nothing more than the product of a madman's fantasy. Daddy Marlow was, by far, one of the scariest characters The online book reviews are what intrigued me most about this book. Daddy Marlow was, by far, one of the scariest characters I'd come across.
He gives new meaning to that whole "absolute power corrupts absolutely" saying. This book is definitely a must read. Mar 27, Mercurychyld M. A story more different than any other I've read. I can truly say I experienced quite a few emotions while reading this story, but at no point did I feel hatred or disdain for Timber, the main character, even with the sometimes gruesome things she had to do.
This was quite the astounding adventure, and quite the justified ending. What an excellent book! Easily read with a fresh theme. I felt myself falling for Timber and wanting her to make it. Couldn't put it down, even when watching TV I 'd pick it up during commercials! Why did it have to end? This was the first story about what goes on in an unimaginable cult. Then what happens when the cult is done for and normal life somewhat takes over.
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Sep 04, La Femme Readers rated it really liked it. Inside The Outside by Martin Lastrapes got inside my mind, and made me think outside the box. You ever wonder what goes on in an individual's mind to be involved in a cult? Well, Martin gives the reader a chance to dive into the mind of Timber, a young lady who was born and raised in a cannibal cult. Timber, was such a delightful and brave character. With that name, she was destined to knock down whatever obstacles came her way.
Even though, I couldn't necessarily relate to her, I still establis Inside The Outside by Martin Lastrapes got inside my mind, and made me think outside the box. Even though, I couldn't necessarily relate to her, I still established a connection with Timber that lasted until the end. The novel was broken up into three parts. The first part was absolutely fascinating. I loved uncovering the ins and outs of a human flesh eating society.
It was gritty, raw and down right chilling. Even in times where I literally said, ew or what the Fuck out loud, it definitely moved me and got under my skin. Now, if that's not great writing, than I don't know what is! By the second part, it kind of took a different turn. It was a little hard adjusting to the change since I was on a heart pacing high from the first part. But, a few chapters in, I got back into it and once again I was biting my nails with anticipation. All in all, this was my first cult book and I loved it. It hit all the elements I expected to feel while reading about cannibalistic cult members.
But, Martin also expressed other themes such as sexuality and gender roles. I don't know how he managed to cram everything in there without making it confusing. He gave just the right balance to keep everything in sync with the story. I highly recommend this novel if you're into cults or just horror novels in general! May 09, Kayleigh rated it really liked it. The debut of author Martin Lastrapes, Inside the Outside tells the tale of Timber Marlow through three parts spanning five years.
We meet Timber as a 14 year old "youngling" living in a cult. Hidden away in the Californian mountains, the Divinity as the cult is known, lives in relative peace almost completely removed from the outside world. Shaved of all bodily hair because of its relation to evil, the cult members, at least the younglings, seem to live a rather idyllic life. They live alongside The debut of author Martin Lastrapes, Inside the Outside tells the tale of Timber Marlow through three parts spanning five years. They live alongside the forest and a river, and seem to have a great deal of freedom.
But, of course, things aren't really as pure and simple as they seem to the youthful, naive eyes of Timber. The cult members are all cannibals, and while some of their meals come willingly, a great deal more of them are sacrificed against their will. As the first section of the book progresses and Timber sees some of the darker elements of the camp, such as prostitution, murder and rape, the gloss of the cult starts to tarnish. By the end of the first part when Timber makes her escape from the Divinity, she's more than simply a year older than when we first met her, though still as naive as you'd expect a girl who'd never seen a television or even a real kitchen, she's no longer a complete stranger to the harshness of the world around her.
Martin Lastrapes excels at constructing a complete, and believable story from start to end. The first part, which takes place in the cult, was without a doubt my favourite. The cult wasn't simply some spectacular or gratuitous way to introduce a rather sickening element into the story from the start, though it definitely did serve that purpose as well.
The cult was well formed with intricate little details, from the history of the "chosen one" and the development of the cult, to the reasons they lived and believed the way they did, to their peculiar relationship with cannibalism, and served as a perfect vehicle to deliver the unique character of Timber. Lastrapes also did a great job blending in the "outside" that Timber would soon become acquainted with, within this initial story. Though the cult is mostly removed from the outside world, Daddy Marlow's business relationship dealing in bodies - both dead and female begins to seep in slowly, and has a very important role in the growing up of Timber as well as being integral to her escape from the Divinity.
In fact, this subtle intertwining of worlds or characters is probably one of the real highlights of Inside the Outside, as it is repeated several times, and always done with a level of expertise that I wouldn't expect from a debut novel. It's this success that allows the book to cover so much time and action without it ever feeling like it's taken on too much or tried to spread itself too thin. Every character and every event, for the most part at least, has a reason for being in there, though it may not immediately be evident why. In saying that though, there were a few chapters dedicated to providing the back-story to characters which felt a little too removed from the story.
They were always interesting, and considering how much I enjoyed most of the characters I'm definitely not complaining, but they were definitely tangential to the actual story and could probably have been shortened or removed. On the topic of characters, I really enjoyed the characterisation of the players in this book.
Some of the smaller characters were, understandably, a little less developed, but the main characters Timber, Luna, Luscious, Ginger, Officer Kirkland and Daddy Marlow were fascinating and skilfully developed. My favourite though, hands down, had to be Luscious, who begins as the liaison between Daddy Marlow and the outside world, and eventually becomes a father figure and saviour to Timber when she takes her place in the Outside. He's a colourful and voracious character, who considering his profession has a gentleness that made me warm to him immediately.
Timber, our teenaged protagonist was also very well developed and designed. The beauty of her character comes from her life in the Divinity. Although she's well-versed in things most people never come face to face with, such as stripping the flesh of a human and cooking it for consumption, she's incredibily naive because of her backwood education.
She's at both times tough and vulnerable, adult and very, very childlike.
As the book continues to recount her time Outside, these contradictions become even more defined and thrown into sharp relief as she becomes more aware of what people on the Outside think and believe, and how different her upbringing was from their status quo. It makes for a very interesting character, and a very interesting read. While defined as horror, Inside the Outside definitely isn't a horror story filled with bogeymen jumping out from shadows. Instead it threads the horror into a coming-of-age tale quite unlike any I've read before.
Because it tells the story of a cannibal cult, if you have a weak stomach and are unable to face a few graphic scenes of dismemberment or sexual abuse then this probably isn't the book for you. However, these scenes aren't frequent and never gratuitous, and the rest of the story, though marred by the stench of incest, assault and cannibalism, tends to take on these themes and issues in a more reserved and removed approach.
All in all, an engaging story and a successful debut for Martin Lastrapes. Unfortunately the Nook version of this I have is unreadable due to several sentences running off the page. I tried to read it even with the gaps in the story, but it became too difficult.
It started as a great story, and I'd like to get my hands on another version and try again. And here is my official review. I was intrigued by it once Unfortunately the Nook version of this I have is unreadable due to several sentences running off the page. I was intrigued by it once I read the synopsis and Inside the Outside lived up to my expectations and then exceeded some. First, the book took readers inside the cult, the Divinity, as it is referred to.
The concepts of cults fascinates me, so I was completely captured by the source and beliefs of the Divinity. I believe this made it easier for readers to buy in to the story. The characters were great. They were just like you and I, yet raised on a vastly different belief system. Even so, Lastrapes does a great job exploring human nature and death.
While the cult dealt with a lot of death — sometimes eating their own kind — it was obvious that the deaths affected the hearts and minds of some of the cult members. Timber, the heroin of the story, was fully developed. She was twisted with love and murder. She had a deep knowledge of human kind and no understanding of society.
I really liked the fact the story changed settings as it did. It developed the idea of the story and allowed for the larger themes to be explored. It is difficult to separate good and evil in this book, but it is obvious who the antagonist is. The character I most struggled with was Luna. She knows full well the murder and rape happening all around her, yet chooses to stay for the simplicity of life in the Divinity. Regardless of her disregard for the things happening around her, she cares deeply for Timber, and she is a necessary catalyst to the story. Let me return to the whole murder and rape thing.
It tackles big issues, but in doing so Lastrapes includes some graphic imagery. The cannabalism is horrifying, but the rape is by far worse. Sexuality is a major theme of this novel. In the Divinity, Timber and her friends learn about their bodies, but then their bodies get taken advantage of. Once Timber is on the outside, living with a porn star, she carries on this warped sense of sexuality until she finally finds and understands love. I really loved this novel. Even Luscious had a shady past. That said, there is no good character in this book, but their flaws are what attracts us to them.
I thought Lastrapes did a great job on this novel.
The landscape photography collective mediating the liminal space between the world before us and within. The Inside the Outside collective are a diverse group of photographers that take inspiration for their name from John Muir's words*; “I only went.
There was some predictability with the way the story developed. With heavy foreshadowing and titled chapters, it was difficult to be really surprised by the story, but it was no less enjoyable. It took me forever to read this book because of moving cities and starting a new job. It tackled big issues such as Good vs.
Evil, human limitations, power, money, homosexuality, and love but never truly dwelled on any of them. The story was actually a very easy read, despite the more graphic scenes. It was well written. It read more like young adult fiction in that it the plot moved quickly and the main characters were quite young, but I would definitely classify it as adult fiction because of some of the graphic imagery. Before I finish this review, I want to give props to Mr.