Christopher M Shackleton

Ephemeral #1, Sand Dunes landscape, Silver Gelatin Print, Custom framed

2006

Mark of Esteem, ‘Silhouette’, 2001 by John Reardon This Print is part of the Hermès Collection of Contemporary Photographs since November 2023 A few mor...

"I was intrigued to find what I supposed was the world's largest ice cream vendor in the world's smallest ice cream van, The rear suspension plays testament to this." - David George Beadnell, England, "Ice Cream Van", from the 'East of Eden' series, 2020 Photogravure; Charbonnel Ink on Archival Somerset Satin Paper Photogravure, 14.85 x 21 cm plus frame, (custom made with antireflective art glass) Edition of 2/5 + 2APs, Signed and numbered David George's interest in British landscape began under the tutelage of John Blakemore at Derby University and continues to be a major part of his practice, now mainly concerned with ideas of classical and romantic visual semantics in the contemporary British landscape. His work looks at the decline of traditional industries, incorporating his interest in 19th century European landscape painting...

'Wild Night' is s series inspired by the Swedish Tradition of Årsgång. Translated as ‘the omen walk’, it is traditionally performed on new years eve or the ...

A stand of spinous silver birch gather, shining white against the inky night... Over a three-year period, Goodall has visited areas of British forest and moorland to make images that he refers to as being 'more akin to fairytale than documentary'. There is indeed an unreal quality to the images, and this is perhaps a result of using artificial lighting; it reminds one of those spooky, unnaturally lit forests we see in the movies. In the absence of any natural illumination (save for a few that include the moon), scenes are lit as if they are in a studio setting. This results in imagery that feels eerily unfamiliar; transporting the viewer from the recognisable landscape into a kind of liminal netherworld - it's the landscape, but not as we are used to seeing it. Goodall responds to this observation by speaking about the possibility of the darkness being seen as a metaphor for the unconscious mind; the 'light' of consciousness illuminates the known forms of tree and rock, but beyond these certainties lies the unknown. When your eyes have little information, your imagination takes over and fills in the gaps." - Jasper Goodall...

Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 2/9 Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2019 Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white archival ...

Archival Black and White Pigment print, from an Analogue Negative ABOUT THE ARTIST Nicolas Auvray was born in France. After several years living in various countries around the wor...

Archival Black and White Pigment print, from an Analogue Negative ABOUT THE ARTIST Nicolas Auvray was born in France. After several years living in various countries around the wor...

The work is available as Silver gelatin print, by the artist, made in the darkroom, from the original 35 mm black and white negative and in a total edition of 25. Available in 4 siz...