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Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again) – An exhibition by Professor Lei Cox

there is a road which goes off into the distance eventually meeting a mountain range. The ground is covered in snow, and the sky is mostly clear with some clouds in the distance.

Twenty Six Years Later from Professor Lei Cox consists of a multiple of new photographs, new video installations and some retrospective video and photography pieces dating from 1985.

Lei’s early work strived to find surreal and unusual in a pre-digital world, starting with raw and untreated shots. Sometimes these were carefully staged, as he cheated with light and shadow. The vast possibilities of blue-screen super impositions, digital effects snd digital sound processing later influenced his work, allowing him to create complete surrealism with Hollywood-like special effects.

His ;later work moved away from this notion, questioning reality against the synthetic. New ideas were contemplated and realised: videos were shot on location in the real world; all single takes, no special effects, and “pure”.

Image showing an arrangement of children's toys. In the foreground there is a red car and a yellow car, behind them there are a selection of other modes of transport, inclding planes, trains and motorcycles. Behind there there are many different robot toys of varying shapes sizes and colours.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
Image showing an arrangement of children's toys. In the foreground there is a red car and a yellow car, behind them there are a selection of other modes of transport, inclding planes, trains and motorcycles. Behind there there are many different robot toys of varying shapes sizes and colours.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A detail of the left hand headlight of the jeep, with the road curving to the right in the background. There has been a small camerawomen lense cable tied to the bumper of the jeep, under the headlight.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
The grill and headlights from a white jeep are on the right of the image. At the left corner of this, there is a male figure, bent over wearing a hat, sunglasses and is attaching something to the side of the jeep.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A shirtless male figure in green shorts and a hat stands in in front of a white jeep with its driver side front door open. Behind them these is a mountain range. The male is wearing a black wide brimmed hat, looking through a viewfinder.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure faces the camera, looking directly forward. He is holding a viewfinder in his hands in front of his right eye.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
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A white jeep is driving along a dirt road. Around it there are small shrubs, and some hills in the background, with a deep blue sky.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
This amigo shows a road, where you can see the bank at the roadside is mainly sand. Beyond this there are some small mountains, and a clear deep blue sky.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A yellow jeep drives through dusty hills kicking up dust.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A white jeep drives round a windy road in a rocky landscape. In the distance a large mountain can be seen.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A yellow jeep with its boot open is parked on the side of the road, with dusty hills in the background.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure is leaning over a video camera on a wide low tripod. In the background there is a road gong through a hilly dessert landscape.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure in a open red shirt, is winking at the camera. He is wearing a hat with a camera gaffa taped to it.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure is standing with his right thumb up. He is wearing a red, slightly unbuttoned shirt, and is wearing a hat which has a camera gaffa taped to it. He is holding a video receiver in his left hand. In the background, there is a yellow jeep with an open door.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
The bank of the road with some small shrubbery, with mountains in the background, and a deep blue sky.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
in the center, there is a male figure, crouched over a large video camera, on a low wide tripod. Behind him to the right, is a yellow jeep, with its boot and doors poen. In the background are dusty hills.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure in a red shit, wearing a hat with a camera gaffa tapes to it looks into a box connected to his camera. In the background there are some dusty hills.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure looks at the camera, wearing a red shirt, and a hat with a camera gaffa taped to it. He is driving from a plastic bottle, looking at the camera.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
Image showing an arrangement of children's toys. In the foreground there is a red car and a yellow car, behind them there are a selection of other modes of transport, inclding planes, trains and motorcycles. Behind there there are many different robot toys of varying shapes sizes and colours.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
Image showing an arrangement of children's toys. In the foreground there is a red car and a yellow car, behind them there are a selection of other modes of transport, inclding planes, trains and motorcycles. Behind there there are many different robot toys of varying shapes sizes and colours.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A detail of the left hand headlight of the jeep, with the road curving to the right in the background. There has been a small camerawomen lense cable tied to the bumper of the jeep, under the headlight.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
The grill and headlights from a white jeep are on the right of the image. At the left corner of this, there is a male figure, bent over wearing a hat, sunglasses and is attaching something to the side of the jeep.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A shirtless male figure in green shorts and a hat stands in in front of a white jeep with its driver side front door open. Behind them these is a mountain range. The male is wearing a black wide brimmed hat, looking through a viewfinder.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure faces the camera, looking directly forward. He is holding a viewfinder in his hands in front of his right eye.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
Image has no caption
A white jeep is driving along a dirt road. Around it there are small shrubs, and some hills in the background, with a deep blue sky.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
This amigo shows a road, where you can see the bank at the roadside is mainly sand. Beyond this there are some small mountains, and a clear deep blue sky.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A yellow jeep drives through dusty hills kicking up dust.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A white jeep drives round a windy road in a rocky landscape. In the distance a large mountain can be seen.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A yellow jeep with its boot open is parked on the side of the road, with dusty hills in the background.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure is leaning over a video camera on a wide low tripod. In the background there is a road gong through a hilly dessert landscape.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure in a open red shirt, is winking at the camera. He is wearing a hat with a camera gaffa taped to it.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure is standing with his right thumb up. He is wearing a red, slightly unbuttoned shirt, and is wearing a hat which has a camera gaffa taped to it. He is holding a video receiver in his left hand. In the background, there is a yellow jeep with an open door.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
The bank of the road with some small shrubbery, with mountains in the background, and a deep blue sky.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
in the center, there is a male figure, crouched over a large video camera, on a low wide tripod. Behind him to the right, is a yellow jeep, with its boot and doors poen. In the background are dusty hills.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure in a red shit, wearing a hat with a camera gaffa tapes to it looks into a box connected to his camera. In the background there are some dusty hills.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
A male figure looks at the camera, wearing a red shirt, and a hat with a camera gaffa taped to it. He is driving from a plastic bottle, looking at the camera.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)
a male figure in a red shirt, and beige loose fitting trousers is leaping into the air. There are trails of dust underfoot. The landscape is dusty hills with small shrubs.
Image from Twenty-six Years Later (a journey into fiction and back again)

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