Simon Harsent to launch GBH photo exhibition 6pm Fri, May 6, Special Group Gallery, Sydney

Internationally awarded photographer and avid football fanatic Simon Harsent has announced GBH, an exhibition featuring portraits of Great Britain’s leading Hooligans on display at Special Group gallery 4-31st May with the opening night on Friday, May 6 at Special Group Gallery, 270 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, NSW, 2010.

GBH has been selected as a featured exhibition of Head On Photo Festival, Australia’s largest and most prestigious photographic festival.

Harsent’s GBH is a natural progression from his previous work ‘The Beautiful Game’, a series that captured the subtle physical and emotional power of football stadia over their surrounding environments. In GBH, Harsent moves on from physical to cultural relics of football, exploring a subset of football culture that has remained a shocking fascination for many fans decades later.

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In GBH, Harsent comes face-to-face with the key players from the world of football hooliganism in a powerful portrait study. The exhibition is an examination of social discontent in Britain as the beautiful game presented an ugly face, and how the decisions of a few men 30 years ago have impacted their lives today.

Harsent’s career has spanned more than 20 years and three continents. His work is included in the permanent collection at both the Queensland Art Gallery and The Powerhouse Museum, and has been awarded by, amongst others, D&AD, The Leurzer Archive, Communication Arts, AOP, International Photography Awards, PDN and The New York Photo Festival.

Exhibition Details:

Opening Night // 6PM – LATE, Friday 6 May 2016

Exhibition Dates // 4 – 31 May 2016

Venue // Special Group Gallery, 270 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010