biographies

David Gray

David Gray’s photographs are both starkly human and ethereal;
they play with reality, individual assumption and imagination.
They create a world where narratives are simultaneously suggested
and undermined; a process which is heightened still further by the accompanying texts by Gray’s long-time collaborator, the poet Paul Summers. The work is freely yet inquisitively collected, compiled without preconception or fixed opinion, edited to conjure an ambience of the space; built instinctively and naturally on the back of day to day decisions and a ’wherever the road leads’ outlook. David Gray graduated from Swansea's Photography in the Arts Degree in 1999. Since then his work has appeared regularly in magazines and exhibitions. Publications include Cunawabi, Cunawabi II and Thunderbolt’s Way. Vampire and Surge represent
the first two instalments of The Dream that Days Break Portfolio, in which David has set about editing his back-catalogue into concise narratives chronicling his photographic explorations to date.

Paul Summers

Paul Summers was born in Blyth, Northumberland in 1967. His poetry has appeared in print since the late 1980s and he has performed his work all over the world. He was founding co-editor of the 'leftfield' magazines Billy Liar and Liar Republic and a co-director
of Liar Inc Ltd, responsible for facilitating countless creative projects across the North of England in a diverse range of educational and community contexts. He has also written for TV, film, radio and
theatre and has collaborated many times with artists on
mixed-media projects. His latest collection 'Big Bella's Dirty Cafe' was published by Dogeater in 2006. 'Home (in 3 bits)', a spoken word/music collaboration with musician Dave Hull-Denholm was also released in 2006. Other publications include: Cunawabi (Cunawabi Publishing, London 2003), The Rat’s Mirror (Lapwing Press 1999), The Last Bus (Iron Press 1998), Beer & Skittles (Echo Room Press 1997), Vermeer’s Dark Parlour (Echo Room Press 1996) and 140195 (Echo Room Press 1995).

Recent Activity

• Vampire featured in Foto8 magazine issue 25 - spring 2009 • Surge released - May 2009 Vampire and Surge featured as part of the New York Photo Festival - May 2009 The Dream That Days Break Portfolio exhibited as part of the Kowboj.pl exhibition in Gdansk Poland - May 2009
The Dream That Days Break exhibition at Bodhi Gallery - June 2009
Two Images selected for the foto8 summer show
Exhibited as part of a group show Crane Kalman Gallery, Brighton
Thunderbolts Way released - October 2009
Drift released - March 2010