Heidi Freihaut: Beds I Have Slept In

From its inception in the 19th Century photography has been closely associated with travel and the recording of transient relationships to place. Heidi Freihaut’s Beds I Have Slept In presents a series of colour photographs selected from hundreds made during time spent by the artist in over 60 countries, supplemented by second series of images presented as a slideshow.

The photographs are all of beds the artist has slept in, but the beds are not hers. They embody spaces of transience – hotel rooms she has passed through, spending one night in, perhaps more. Each image acts as a visual prompt for memory. They are evocative of the personal story of the artist – what was happening at the time, how she experienced the culture of that place, who she was with, or who she met, and so on. Equally, in the vast array of décor, furnishings and environments pictured these photographs have the capacity to evoke a range of imaginative associations, even other memories, for each visitor.