Nsirkka-liisa konttinen book step by step

Lee hall, the films writer and a schoolmate of one of the dancers, gave the book to the art directors and all those working on the production as a guide for making the film. Step by step marks parker stephenson s third solo exhibition of photographs by documentarian sirkkaliisa konttinen. In step by step, a communitys vocational activities and conversations are set within the challenges of the industrial and postindustrial environment of the early 1980s. Another photobook i wanted to look at is yet another that documents a certain community of folks and the area in which they live. Step by step the project step by step is part of konttinens 50year career dedicated to celebrating the working class, primarily in the north east of england. Finnish documentary photographer sirkkaliisa konttinen has lived and worked in the north east of england since the late 1960s, embedding herself in various communities in order to sensitively photograph what their lives are like. Step by step the project step by step is part of konttinen s 50year career dedicated to celebrating the working class, primarily in the north east of england. The photograph is from konttinen s extended series byker 196981, which documents the streets, buildings and primarily the inhabitants of byker, a working class community in the northeast of england. Konttinen, sirkkaliisa 1948 people and organisations. Konttinen, a founder member of the amber collective moved to byker when the group came to ne england in 1969.

Sirkka liisa konttinen, emma dowds step by step series. With photographs and stories from the years sirkka lived there in the 1970s, her first book gave voice to bykers workingclass community, which was uprooted for the areas redevelopment. This photograph was taken by the finnishborn british photographer sirkkaliisa konttinen in 1969. Inside a calming new photography exhibition dedicated to. Intending to pursue photography as a career, she was apprenticed to a fashion photographer in helsinki for a year before studying photography in london in the 1960s, and co. Seminal documentation of the community of terraced streets in newcastles east end, demolished to make way for ralph erskinedesigned byker wall estate in the 1970s. When konttinen s shot became the cover of her 1989 book step by step, it inspired lee hall to write the enduringly popular movie billy elliot. Sirkkaliisa konttinen mother daughter relationships explored through a dancing school in north shields, documented between the early and mid1980s. The last image of the girl on the space hopper is from her byker project, a seminal documentation of the community of terraced streets in newcastles east end, which were demolished to make way for ralph erskinedesigned byker wall estate in the 1970s. Shown widely throughout the uk and internationally, in the early 1980s it was. Sirkkaliisa konttinen i came from finland to study film in london in the 1960s, at the polytechnic in regent street.

Konttinens next project was a study of girls attending dance schools in north shields, their mothers, and the schools. Parker stephenson photographs, new york, usa 2009 byker revisited, side gallery, newcastle, uk 2003. Sirkkaliisa konttinen has returned to byker, the area of newcastle upon tyne that was the subject of her first book, byker. The book step by step, which influenced billy elliot, came from this. Konttinen was born in finland in 1948 and became interested in photography at the age of 12. Mother daughter relationships explored through a dancing school in north shields, documented between the early and mid1980s. Photographer sirkkaliisa konttinens best shot the guardian. Taken in the 1970s when the photographer herself lived there, these photographs show what the neighborhood was like right before its disintegration due to. Parker stephenson by loring knoblauch in galleries april 25, 2017 jtf just the facts. A total of 20 black and white photographs, framed in black and matted, and hung against white walls in the main gallery space and the smaller side room. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Buy step by step, oxfam, sirkkaliisa and konttinen, 1852240598, 9781852240592. Her work has been featured in the works byker, the coal coast, step by step, and writing in the sand. A2 420mm x 594mm the photographs are made in a small dancing school in north tyneside. The book was an influence for the film billy elliot. This series by finnish photographer sirkkaliisa konttinen was shot in the workingclass english neighborhood of byker, in newcastle upon tyne. One, keeping time, made in 1983 by the amber collective cofounded by konttinen is an experimental drama.

Sirkkaliisa konttinen byker revisited amber online. This series follows daughters and mothers at a small dancing school in a coastal town in northeastern england during the 1980s. Sirkkaliisa konttinen is a founder member of amber, a film and photography collective that came together in london in 1968 and moved to newcastle upon tyne the following year. Resources about sirkkaliisa konttinen 2 byker revisited. Kendal street byker depicts a stretch of the eponymous street, lined by terrace houses, as. In the early 1980s amber films made keeping time, an experimental drama growing out of konttinen s photographs of the connellbrown dancing school in north shields. She is greatly focussed and dedicated to the attention of ordinary people within her social climate and has over the years documented different areas of newcastles community. She developed a keen interest in documentary photography and later decided to study film making in the uk, enrolling at the regent street polytechnic film school in.

Sirkkaliisa konttinen is a finnish photographer who has worked in britain since the 1960s. Sirkkaliisa konttinen is a documentary photographer who resides in newcastleupontyne, north east england. Three series of photographs from my projects interiors, byker and byker revisited are part of the large group show home sweet home, looking at the british interior since the 1970s. This time its the work of sirkkaliisa konttinen and her step by step book.

Parker stephenson photographs 764 madison avenue between 65th66th streets new york, ny 10065 t. Step by step, a 1989 exhibition and book of photography by sirkkaliisa konttinen this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title step by step. Sirkkaliisa konttinen, step by step, daughters and mothers in a small dancing school. Sirkkaliisa konttinen born in myllykoski, finland, in 1948, sirkka began taking photographs at the age of twelve, inspired by her aunt oili, who was a skilful amateur photographer. Step by step, bloodaxe books amberside, 1989 writing in the sand, dewi lewisamberside, 2001 also. Sirkkaliisa konttinen born 1948 is a finnish photographer who has worked in britain since the 1960s. Byker revisited by sirkkaliisa konttinen, hardcover. Her step by step project from the eighties explored motherdaughter relationships through a dancing school in north shields. Lee hall, the films writer and a schoolmate of one of the dancers, gave the book. Step by step first edition by sirkkaliisa konttinen author 3. This series follows daughters and mothers at a small dancing school in coastal northeastern england during the early 1980s. Exhibition poster from sirkkaliisa konttinen s step by step collection shown at side gallery 12 december 19853 february 1986.

Baltic gateshead ne8 3ba whats on baltic 39 newcastle ne1 1ew whats on library gateshead ne8 3ba open seven days a week reference only info archive gateshead ne8 3ba. Most of the photographs below are from her coal coast series, a culmination of konttinen s three years spent documenting life on beaches between seaham and hartlepool. Sirkkaliisa konttinen is a photographer and filmmaker, best known for her work documenting workingclass life in north east england. The book of the same name is said to have inspired the film billy elliot. Photographer konttinen s intriguing photographs trace the lives of the mothers and daughters in and out of a dancing school in north shields northern england over a period of six years.

Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Parker stephenson photographs is pleased to present step by step, its third solo exhibition of photographs by documentarian sirkkaliisa konttinen b. Born in myllykoski, municipality of sippola, finland in 1948, konttinen studied photography in london in the 1960s, and cofounded the amber collective, which moved to newcastle in 1969. The other is the award winning feature film billy elliot inspired by emma dowds jumping on her bed on the cover of konttinen s step by step book 1989. She lived there until 1976, when her own flat was demolished. This biography is from wikipedia under an attributionsharealike creative commons license. The other is the award winning feature film billy elliot inspired by emma dowds jumping on herbed on the cover of konttinen s step by step book 1989. Three years of photographing the beach between seaham and hartlepool resulted in the series coal coast. Lee hall is a screenwriter whose work includes the movie billy elliot. In 1983 amber released a film of the same name and the work was also published in book form. Inside a calming new photography exhibition dedicated to domestic spaces. Konttinen s next project was a study of girls attending dance schools in north shields, their mothers, and the schools. She is also cofounder of the amber film and photography collective, based in newcastle upon tyne and the side gallery, dedicated. See more ideas about photography, newcastle and street photography.