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| Fading From Memory,2011. © Stuart Leckenby. |
Stuart Leckenby’s photographs display a connection to a generation which is politically disregarded and sometimes socially excluded. He aims to raise awareness of these people by documenting them, involving the subjects he is photographing.
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| Modern Times, 2010. © Stuart Leckenby. |
His work relies on gaining the trust of the people involved and building a relationship that places both subject and photographer on a level playing field. His documentary-style approach is carefully considered and watchful, displaying his eye for observation. His foremost intention is to honestly portray the subject and their environment.
His subjects show a connection to him via an extra- diabetic gaze, which entices the viewer to look at the subject, inviting him or her to be viewed. The capture of those moments, which are frequently unseen by the society we live in, are displayed in a compelling yet gentle manner.
Stuart attempts to disentangle the barriers which are posted onto the older generation, to educate and inspire us to take notice.
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| Opal Tea Dance, 2010. © Stuart Leckenby. |
Displaying the images in a gallery forces the viewer to notice not just one person, but many, which solicits the viewer to look beyond the social restraints applied by society and encourages a mutual respect for the subject and what he or she represents.
His images apply indexical rhetoric which he uses in a persuasive manner, to convey a message to the viewer to notice another generation, in some regard a lost generation.
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