Group: Board Game Players
Definition: Individuals based in Bath who actively play board games, either as part of established groups or in their own circles of friendship.
Reasons for selecting: As fellow board game fans, we were interested to see that there are number of groups of boardgamers operating informally in Bath. Board games offer people of a range of ages and ability the chance to play games in a social environment. At a point where digital interfaces aid a large amount of game playing, we wanted to celebrate that there are people still actively engaged in this face-to-face hobby.
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As part of their project ‘Picture in the Paper’, artists LOW PROFILE searched for all of the people in Bath who actively play board games (either as part of established groups or in their own circles of friendship) bringing them together to make a professional photographic portrait of as many people in this group as possible.
PHOTO SHOOT DATE: 16th November 2014
TIME: 15:00 – 16:15
LOCATION: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN
The board game players portrait was one of 18 group photographs taken in November 2014, before being published in the Bath Chronicle and then put on permanent public display, in the new Centre for the Arts at the University of Bath when it opened in February 2015.
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Board Game Players of Bath, gathered at BRLSI on Sunday 16th November 2014.
Back row: Joel Lintern, Andrew Page
Front row: Robin Zalek, Heidi Kaye, Guinevere Kaye
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