Franz Ferdinand's bass player Bob Hardy is giving fans and art collectors an insight into the world of a touring musician with a new exhibition.
Bob will be showing off his special photography at an exhibition called Show Days / No Show Days in Sogo Arts in Glasgow's Saltmarket from September to December.
The show is billed as 'a visual exploration of the quiet moments that intercede soundchecks and the live performances that follow them during an otherwise hectic tour timeline.'
Bob is a founding member of Take Me Out hitmakers Franz Ferdinand, but initially trained in the Glasgow School of Art’s Fine Art Department.
He is described as 'an unrealised, fledgling photographic talent if ever there were one.'
While on tour with his now legendary band, Bob started to photograph his surroundings from hotel room balconies to the backstage, neon signage aglow, tools downed, staff on break: the silence is palpable.
The work is shot in the style of Neue Sachlichkeit – New Objectivity , more akin to documentary, and it keenly focuses in on the liminal spaces between the action, a meditative moment, and one we can all keenly feel in the post-pandemic era.
