'Currie explores the enormity of the beautiful and the placidness of the wild.

Within this dichotomy he engages with the horizon as a stablising force to which the viewer steers a path - an imaginary line between air and water which is often smashed into disarray, yet without fail returns to reassert a sense of hope and continuity to our lives and the image.' - Chris Taylor, Dean Clough Galleries 'Horizons', the exhibition by photographer Doug Currie, was held at Poole Arts Centre, during February and March 2000.

The exhibition captured the differing moods of the Dorset and Hampshire coastline in a series of colourful and highly atmospheric images that have a unique and beautiful aesthetic. The colours are intense cool blues and greens of sea and sky present in the seascapes contrasting with more dramatic images, photographed with the volunteer crews of the RNLI, whose orange and blue colours jump boldly out of the pictures.

Doug said 'After a number of trips to sea with these crews, I have gained nothing but admiration for them and their work and would like to take this opportunity to dedicate this exhibition to all the crews of the RNLI both past and present.

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