Jocelyn Bain Hogg - Muse

I went to the opening of Jocelyn Bain Hogg's Muse at Third Floor Gallery in Cardiff on Friday. I had never been to the gallery before as it is relatively new this being the third exhibition, but was welcomed by the owners who were very friendly, Jocelyn's new work based on J.G. Ballard's The kindness of Women where he states that beauty is the square inch of skin on waking up to your loved one, the close up photographs depict an honest intimate insight in to the un-retouched female form. Challenging the modern day search for air-brushed perfection. This work may seem somewhat different at first from his other work such as the firm and Pleasure Island, but when I asked him he said that his work relates to those things that we as modern day society idolise and fantasise about. The large prints gave the oppertunity for the viewer to get a larger than life view of what some people may consider "imperfections" of the female form, putting the viewer in a slight discomfort.



































































Images © Jocelyn Bain Hogg

Some snaps of the gallery

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I first came across Jocelyn's work whilst I was looking at Skinnydip the agency I did my internship with last year, The firm a collection of black and white photographs looking at the extensive underworld of organised crime here in the UK, shot on Leica M6 and R8 cameras and lenses. Jocelyn's work gets us behind the scenes of this seedy industry, his approach feels that not of an outsider but of someone who is accepted by these gangsters. from life to deaf Jocelyn hasn't just focused on the highs but shows life and deaf of his subject. Neither glamorising nor judges, this work gives an honest view of their lives.
Images © Jocelyn Bain Hogg