The Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture would like to invite you to the Private View of Bad Language, an exhibition of photography by Max Creasy which explores the relationship between the snapshot and architecture. Collaborating with group of architects and practices established in the past two decades – Kastler Skjeseth, Takeshi Hayatsu, OMMX, Sauter von Moos, Weyell Zipse and Lütjens Padmanabhan – Max Creasy investigates the idiosyncratic, humane, and humorous sensibilities (and possibilities) of the architectural image.
Creasy’s architectural photography has moved away from the formal nature of ‘New Objective’ photography (characterised by clinical documentary views) towards an idiosyncratic language that uses the ‘snapshot’ to explore the vernacular aspects of photography and architecture. This use of the snapshot within architectural photography can be considered a form of ‘bad language’ as it goes against polished and established architectural codes.
The creative team behind the exhibition includes photographer Max Creasy, curator Guillermo Fernández-Abascal and graphic designer Wayne Daly. It is accompanied by a handout containing an essay by architectural historian Frida Grahn which delves into the historic and contemporary links between the AA and ETH Zurich (Switzerland).
The exhibition is kindly supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK. With thanks to the University of Sydney.
Please get in touch to let us know of any access requirements that you might have and how we can best accommodate these by emailing publicprogramme@aaschool.ac.uk.
Please note that there is no step-free access to the first floor, where this exhibition is on display.
Image: Kanzlei Strasse, 2021, Max Creasy.
