The Shop

About

A shop full of clutter and characters and which has drawn customers from all over the world, has been immortalised by the local artists. ‘The Shop’ is a project devoted to revealing in close-up the people who worked in military treasure trove Sabre Sales on Castle Road, which has now closed its doors after nearly 30 years. The artists have spent two years collecting close-up photographs, film, interviews and memories of the shop. The rest of Castle Road have also taken part in honouring the shop, and have agreed to give over their shop window to photographs of mannequins, artefacts from the shop, it’s staff and other

memorabilia. The present exhibition comprises of two indoor locations. Shop 65’s Gallery, Ether Gallery is hosting a selection of photographs from the “Last Saturday” series, along with medium format analog photographs of the main protagonists displayed in lightboxes taken by Oana Damir, and large format photographs taken by Russell Squires. The photographs have been selected to present a special feature on the people who have dedicated their time and passion, to the now closed shop, along the years. The style of display chosen throughout the project hints to a lo-fi aesthetic (to emphasize a return to film), complimenting the documentary contemporary approaches in art and curating, as well as a dead pan style.