Fashion

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In 1997, on a commission to photograph a public building being made, Magnum photographer MarkPower was given access to the construction site of the Millennium Dome, in east London. Fromthere he went on to take pictures during other various commissions around the world, creatingimages at various construction sites, factories, quarries, shipyards, steel mills, recycling facilities,theatres, etc. In the photographers own words, Fashion is a collection of photographs ofthingsbeing made.

The photographs were made from 1997 until the present day in Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland,France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Russia,Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emerites, UnitedKingdom and United States

Author Bio

Mark Power (b.1959) studied painting at Brighton Polytechnic but turned to photography soonafterwards. His work has been seen in numerous galleries and museums across the world, and isheld in several collections, including the Arts Council of England, the British Council, the Victoriaand Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, and MarrakechMuseum of Photography and Visual Art. Power joined Magnum Photos as a Nominee in 2002, andbecame a full Member in 2007. He lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England