An exhibition of new work by Jason Oddy . Between October 2004 and August 2005 Oddy created an in-depth photographic portrait of Playas, a one-time mining town in New Mexico , USA . The work is an oblique document of a remote desert outpost that has recently been purchased in its entirety by the US Department of Homeland Security to be a real-life training centre in the War on Terror.

Exhibition opening and talk Saturday 20 May 12-2pm

Gallery open:  Monday-Friday 9am - 7pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm.  Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays

Focal Point Gallery
Southend Central Library
Essex