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In
this body of work Tim White presents a series of stunning land
and seascapes. The scenes are pared back to their simplest elements,
unending horizon and pure colour. Using photography, the work
examines the nature of visual representation in defining and
creating space. The works explore the capacity of photography
to both reduce the world around us to abstract two dimensional
forms, whilst at the same time harnessing its ability to create
the illusion of depth.
In
creating this work Tim White refers to a long tradition of artists
who have represented nature in its simplest form, from Friedrich
and Turner to Newman and Richter. In describing the work, he
writes 'Friedrich and Turner conveyed in a vision of sea and
sky, a 'pictorial world without matter', that would set us free
from the pull of terrestrial gravity and immerse us in colour
and light. While the photograph is concerned with recording detail,
the spaces I present may appear at first glance to be empty.
These minimal, at times manipulated images of land, sea and sky
aim to re-evaluate space, time and light, within the photographic
image.'
The
images are formed by exposures of up to twenty minutes, utilising
the available light long after sunset and prior to sunrise. The
final photographs have a seductive, painterly, almost unearthly
quality.
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