In Conversation with Nadav Kander….
As Lorna-Mary was missing her plane, I was firstly the gallery guide for some of the students visiting the show before attending the talk, and then transformed myself into saleswoman for last minute ticket buyers, whilst having fascinating conversations with gallery visitors. Matthew Flowers saved me and we set up a laptop in the reception of the Art School at BIAD, in Margaret Street, to look at the work of some upcoming and potentially huge talented photographers from the West Midlands. Whilst directing people to the toilets and the cafe…. Nadav, Zoe and Ed our intern, who had made the rather wonderful slide show for the talk, began transforming the lecture theatre into a stills cinema, all dark and mysterious, where the audience could see us but we couldn’t see them, only able to see one another. So for two rather wonderful hours, we just sat and talked our way through Nadav’s early years, his incredible portraits, self generated projects – which I called Quiet and Unease, and of course the Obama series. Since we have had a couple of requests to do it again in other parts of the country…. On that day Ed and I said goodbye to Zoe and Nadav at the station and set off for refreshments at Eat. It was a bit of a sad moment for us all, but we know that this is only the beginning of a relationship which will continue forever.
