16 February 2005

Photographs from around the world go on display

Photographs capturing 40 years of the travelling exploits of University of Dundee lecturer Richard Carr will be unveiled in a new exhibition at the University's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. On display will be images of his journeys through Europe, Africa and America including his visit to the permafrost lands of Cape Dorset on the outskirts of the Arctic Circle where he photographed the local Inuit.

In a poignant reminder that this year is the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, visitors to the exhibition can also see Carr’s images of the furnaces used in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Shots of 'Checkpoint Charlie' and photographs from Richard’s visit to Graceland, the renowned home of Elvis Presley are also on display.

Richard Carr joined the University in 1976 as Design Historian following a career in journalism with Design magazine. This exhibition features images that illustrate some of his articles and lectures on architecture and design as well as a few photographs taken for fun.

Richard said, "I hope the photographs will make people smile. They are shot to record things quickly. The photos were taken at places I may never go back to again so as if this was my only chance to record things first hand."

The exhibition runs from 19 Feb - 19 Mar 2005 in the Bradshaw Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. All welcome. Free admission.

Opening hours Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4.30pm

For further information please contact Richard Carr on 01382 345279

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk