Art

Far from being regarded as an impertinent intruder, the camera has worked its way into the very heart of fine art practice. The Kerlin Gallery, no slouch in this department, with several photographers on its books, has rounded up five more, from Europe and the US, for an impromptu survey of current trends. The one American, Californian Jeff Burton, takes behind-the-scenes views of pornographic film sets that, predictably enough, expose the tawdry actuality behind the Hollywood tinsel.

Of two Germans, the first, Uta Barth, highlights the conventions of photographic representation, while Oliver Boberg photographs functional spaces, like car parks. Finnish photographer, Esko Mannikko's portraits (right) depict people in archetypal contexts, and Walter Niedermayr considers the Dolomites in his native country, Italy, as a model of human interaction with nature.