The Altogether
Coekin, Chris (2011) The Altogether. Walkout Books. ISBN 9780955596216
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The Altogether is a photographic book by the artist Chris Coekin, who over six years has been visiting and producing artwork in a factory based in Sandbach, Cheshire. The factory began manufacturing copper wire in 1834, making it one of the oldest industrial environments in the UK. Unfortunately, due to the economic downturn, the factory closed and the entire workforce was made redundant. The Altogether is an ambitious multi-layered project that investigates the notions of art, work and struggle. Conceptually, it continues and expands upon ideas seen elsewhere in Coekin's photographic practice and in his collaborative working methodology. Along with a series of staged portraits, ambiguous industrial-scapes and still lifes, Coekin has produced music sourced from the factory floor. The Altogether comprises three series of photographic images – The Altogether, Manufactory Pt I and Manufactory Pt II (aka Made In England), and two audio tracks pressed on to a seven-inch vinyl record: Days at the Factories and CuSO4 Shuffle.
The book was exhibited at:
Little Big Press Book Show, Milan, Italy, 2013.
FOTOGRAFIA Festival Internazionale di Roman XI Edition: Work, Rome, Italy, 20 September - 28 October 2012.
D Book Show, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland, 31 August - 2 September 2012.
Indie Photobook Library at the Flash Forward Festival, Boston, MA, USA, 8 - 10 June 2012.
Indie Photobook Library at PPAC Annual Book Fair, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, USA, 5 May 2012.
Paris Photo Festival 2011, Paris, France, 10 - 13 November 2011.
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