Night Fever at the Brighton Photo Biennial

The Brighton Photo Biennial 2010 (until 17 November), curated by Martin Parr, runs a series of special exhibitions held at various venues around the town, exploring different aspects of the medium and the theme 'New Documents'. 

A Night in Argentina, currently on view at the University of Brighton Gallery, focuses on the use of night photography in the work of Argentinian artists Alejandro Chaskielber and Esteban Pastorino Diaz through two series. For The High Tide, Alejandro Chaskielberg documented the people and communities who live and work in the Paraná River Delta near Buenos Aires. Images were taken on a 5x4 camera using the light of the full moon and complemented by the addition of flash and the use of shift focus. For Salamone, Pastorino Diaz, who is perhaps most famous for his model-like 'aerial' images, explored the architectural legacy of Francisco Salamone who practiced in Argentina during the 1930s and 1940s. Produced as large format images taken using long exposures, the dynamic forms are rendered luminescent and eerie, consolidated by the surrounding darkness that serves to underline the Fascist nature of this architectural design. 

Follow the link to HotShoe's post on the BPB, which includes an interview with guest curator Martin Parr and explores the idea of night photography in the work of other photographers taking part in the event.