Taking exhibitions of David Hurn's photography - first Ynyshir: 25 Mile Radius and most recently South Wales Valleys: Colour - on tour in the local area has proved to be a wonderful initiative by the Workers Gallery, enabling the images to be seen and enjoyed by many people who would otherwise have missed out.
In doing so, the Workers is following in the footsteps of London's Half Moon Gallery, which in the 1970s also hit upon the idea of laminating prints and sending them off to be viewed elsewhere. In a neat twist, that strategy has given rise to an exhibition of its own - of the posters created to advertise the different shows.
As this Guardian article illustrates, Photography On The Move - on display at Four Corners in London until the end of January - underlines that the Half Moon's curators had a keen eye, organising shows by photographers of significant contemporary stature: Martin Parr, Paul Trevor, Janine Wiedel, Nick Hedges, Daniel Meadows and more.
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