Ahead of his exhibition in Dublin, photographer Karl Magee breaks down what makes his local club scene so special.
behind the decks of Wigwam, where those playing leave their mark. Then there are the hands raised to the ceiling, the sticky floors, the hazy neon-lit rooms filled with vibrating shadows, the smoke machines, even the festival security guards. According to Karl they’re not tied to specific events but rather intended to document “a feeling or memory that anyone could recount from their own personal experience”.
It has never really felt like a pursuit or a decision, more like something constant and always there that traces all the way back to my first camera. It was an iPod Touch and my favourite thing about it was the freedom it gave me to capture moments anywhere and everywhere. This included trips away and memories with friends and family.I started with taking the odd photo or video on my phone. It was so new and exciting in the beginning, so it felt natural to record and capture each occasion.
What do you set out to achieve when you shoot a night? Who are you documenting for? Yourself? The people who attended? Or is it more of an archival thing? In the beginning, it was quite personal. From attending different events regularly, I felt a certain need to have something to take home as a memory. These became celebrated images at the peak of a night or a favourite DJ I had been looking forward to seeing. Over time, I began to seek out more abstract moments from club spaces and enjoyed using the lights to compose images. These moments were a newfound love as they could be shared with anyone who has memories from a dance floor.
. His work is so creative and carefree. He’s quite imaginative and can really make something out of nothing, whether that’s trousers on a bannister, his famous still life images or Jochen on the beach. I love the way his whole 30 years of work is accessible to see across his published books. There is always so much evolving with his different styles and that curiosity is so intriguing to me.
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