My name is Simon Westgate, I am a London based Photographer and artist, I am a recent graduate of the University of Westminster and can be found working on any number of projects from curating, most recently Margate photo festival & Pink floyd’s The Wall Retrospective, through to writing, Undersong.
I have worked as a commercial photographer, spent time working in a second hand camera shop, been published, been noticed, been ignored, been in exhibitions, been at exhibitions, photographed in caves, on cranes, from planes, from cars, trains and once from a tank.
I am also one of the founder members of the international 51 Collective and a regular participant in the Science/art crossover project Broad Vision
PUBLICATIONS
Broad Vision: Inspired by…. Images from Science.
Barnett, H (ed) 2013
Essay: On collaboration
Work: Non-newtonian abstracts
Shooting People.
Self published, 2013
This Station.
Self published (forthcoming) 2014
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND RESIDENCIES
Future Human.
June 2014
GV Art
University of Westminster Degree show.
June 2014
Free Range Festival
University of Westminster SSTAC Residency.
July 2013
Against Breast Cancer, Research Department
Data, Truth & Beauty.
May 2013
GV Art
The 51 Collective.
May 2013
The Blacksmith and the Toffeemaker
Inspired by… Images From Science.
Aug’ 2012
Margate Photo FestivaL
Pink Floyd – Behind “The Wall” Retrospective.
July 2012
Blackall Studios
Inspired by… Images From Science.
June 2012
London Gallery West
TALKS AND SEMINARS
Learning Across Disciplinary Divides, HEA Seminar.
Nov 2013
Higher Education Academy seminar on interdisciplinary learning
Inspired by… Images from Science.
July 2012
Learning in Changing times, 11th Annual University of Westminster Learning & Teaching Symposium
Symposium: Inspired By…
May 2012
Broad Vision Symposium