Photography/Charity: Ben Golik

In a recent visit to Hyde Park I visited the Serpentine Bar and Kitchen and was struck by a series of framed prints on the wall, all of them featuring two polaroid images placed side by side on a white background. They were by the London-based photographer Ben Golik, in his first solo show, and led me to his website with the view to possible purchasing one of them for the very reasonable price of £40 (ten of which goes to housing charity Shelter, so that's nice).

He's an interesting guy, Golik (check out his website HERE), seemingly fascinated with the minutae of everyday life, with indoor/outdoor spaces and with a very graphic sense of aesthetic, in line and shape and colour etc. It brought to mind Martin Parr somewhat, but also Stephen Shore, whose book American Surfaces has a similar eye for doors, gardens, windows and other day to day simplicities.

Anyway, whether I go and grab a frame or not, I'll be keeping an eye out for more of Golik's work. And here are a few of my favourite images from the exhibition. Notice the great colours, the framing and the warmth in the shots, which is why I loved them...




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