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Martin Usborne: The Silence of Dogs in Cars

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London’s Little Black Gallery opens it’s doors to a display of Martin Usborne’s photographs on the curious relationship between humans and animals – ‘The Silence of Dogs in Cars’.

The seed for the idea of creating this project has been planted in his childhood, when he used to wait in a car whilst his parents were shopping in a supermarket, and the youthful fear that they might not return. The project, which has been shot over three years, examines these exact, dark feelings of sadness and dejections experienced by dogs left in cars with rather emotive, and often amusing, results.

However, dog owners who leave their beloved, four-legged friends may breathe again – Usborne doesn’t find his subjects in supermarket car parks. All photographs are set up, sometimes even in his studio, with careful planning – he even goes as far as matching the dog with the car for a maximum impact. He sourced his subjects by approaching dog owners whilst walking his own dog and he then finds the cars and locations. Usborne described the process: “Although bewildered at first, it was incredible to see how many strangers were so eager to help our and let their dog be photographed.”

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