… my exhibition “Achromatic” sadly ended at The Hound Small Bar Edge Hill a little while ago now … however … only three images from my “Cold War” series, made in the atmospheric little lounge, were able to be featured amongst the dozen black and white works that made up the collected image selection.
So … as a big Thank You to my patient and wonderful “Cold War” talent … fellow photographer Emese Gyalog and Will Davey … I’m taking the opportunity to post more of the work, belatedly, here !
The catalyst for the “Cold War” series of images was the superb work of director Paweł Pawlikowski in the making of the gorgeous black and white Polish film “Cold War” (2018). The photography and light in the film is truly beautiful … and the emotion charged movie is arguably up there as my all time favourite.
In my images paying tribute to the film, Emese elegantly played the part of ‘Zula’ (Polish actress Joanna Kulig) and was supported manfully by Will as lead character ‘Wiktor’.
Thanks once again to Ana, manager at The Hound, who brilliantly facilitated both my “Achromatic”exhibition and a whole evening to make the “Cold War” image set. (Of course, … The Hound is always a wonderful venue for drinks any time !)
A shout out too to Cass from Cass Elmer Makeup, Cairns for her work.
There is a great review of “Cold War” here … https://cinemafromthespectrum.com/2019/01/26/cold-war-review-a-broken-romance-whose-happiness-evokes-sadness/ … and you can watch it in full on YouTube.
More about my “Achromatic” exhibition may be found in a previous post here … https://www.briancasseyphotographer.com/blog/essays/2025/09/new-exhibition-achromatic-at-the-hound/
Images © Brian Cassey
