Stephen Gill likes to test the limits that photography imposes on him. As a conceptual artist – and also a bit of a sociologist and poet – he experiments with various unusual techniques in his documentation of the district of Hackney in East London. Among his working methods were burying photos (Buried), creating lavish collages with flowers and seeds (Hackney Flowers) and placing objects in the camera so that they left their traces on the film, confusing the scale of the images (Talking to Ants). He aimed to encourage the spirit of the place to become trapped in the emulsion like amber, creating a series of surreal interventions in the photographs. He physically inserts bits and pieces of detritus inside the camera body before photographing his local surroundings. Streets, housing estates, markets and canals provide the backdrop for images embedded with various forms of plant life, insects, plastic and even tiny fragments of broken glass from a car headlight. Objects, thus, appear simultaneously both behind and in front of the camera lens, creating curious juxtapositions between surface and reality. As a result, flatness counters depth to disorientate our perception of different pictorial planes. What we get is a multi-layered and heightened sense of place, form and texture that works to harness not just what the area looks like but also how it feels. Gill’s photographs are now held in various private and public collections and were exhibited in different international galleries and museums such as the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Agnès B Collection, etc. Gill had numerous solo exhibitions at festivals such as the Rencontres d’Arles, the Toronto Photography Festival and the PHotoEspaña. In Summer 2013, the Foam Amsterdam dedicated Gill a big retrospective, Best Before End.
Untitled, from 'Hackney Flowers'– Stephen Gill, Colour, Truck, Flowers, Petals
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Flowers', 2005/2007 Hand print on C-type paper Image 60.7 x 50.8 cm (23 7/8 x 20 in.) Sheet 60.7 x 50.8 cm (23 ...
C Print
$38,296
Energy Field #135 – Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Pattern, Photography, Art
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Energy Field #135, 2013-2016 Archival pigment print Sheet 124.5 x 106.7 cm (49 x 42 in.) Frame 127 x 109.2 cm (50 x 43 x 1 3/4 in.) Edition of 1, ...
Archival Pigment
$46,419
Untitled, from 'Talking to Ants' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Landscape
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Talking to Ants', 2009/2013 Archival pigment print 111.76 x 111.76 cm (44 x 44 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 5/...
Archival Pigment
$38,296
Energy Field #260 – Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Pattern, Photography, Art
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Energy Field #260, 2013–2016 Archival pigment print, accompanied with original colour negative encapsulated in resin block Sheet 124,5 x 106,7 cm ...
Archival Pigment
$38,296
Energy Field #427 – Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Pattern, Photography, Art
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Energy Field #427, 2013–2016 Archival pigment print, accompanied with original colour negative encapsulated in resin block Sheet 124,5 x 106,7 cm ...
Archival Pigment
$38,296
Energy Field #053 – Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Pattern, Photography, Art
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Energy Field #053, 2013–2016 Archival pigment print, accompanied with original colour negative encapsulated in resin block 124,5 x 106,7 cm (49 x ...
Archival Pigment
The Pillar
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen Gill The Pillar, 2015 - 2019 Silver gelatin print 35 x 28 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.) Stephen Gill (*1971, Bristol, Great Britain) likes to test the limits that photography imposes...
Silver Gelatin
Marsh Harrier, female Nr. 06170466
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen Gill Marsh Harrier, female Nr. 06170466, 2015 - 2019 Silver gelatin print 35 x 28 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.) Stephen Gill (*1971, Bristol, Great Britain) likes to test the limits ...
Silver Gelatin
$41,777
Untitled, from the series 'Coexistence' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Woman, Summer
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Coexistence‘, 2012 Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310 gsm Image 54.6 x 36.5 cm (21 1/2 x 14 3/8 in.) Sheet 60.9 x 45.4 cm (24...
Archival Pigment
$16,827
Talking to Ants
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen Gill Talking to Ants, 2009-2013 Archival pigment print 111.8 x 111.8 cm (44 x 44 in.) Stephen Gill (*1971, Bristol, Great Britain) likes to test the limits that photography ...
Archival Pigment
Talking to Ants
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen Gill Talking to Ants, 2009-2013 Archival pigment print 111.8 x 111.8 cm (44 x 44 in.) Edition of 5 plus 2 AP Stephen Gill (*1971, Bristol, Great Britain) likes to test the l...
Archival Pigment
Untitled, from 'Talking to Ants' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Pattern, Art
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Talking to Ants', 2009-2013 Archival pigment print Sheet 111.76 x 111.76 cm (44x 44 in.) Frame 115 x 115 x 4.5 cm (45 ...
Archival Pigment
$11,372
Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Wick' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Ice Cream, Art
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Wick', 2005 C–type print on crystal archive paper Image 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.) Sheet 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x...
C Print
$41,777
Untitled, from 'Hackney Flowers' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Firefighter, Flowers
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Flowers', 2005/2007 Hand print on C-type paper Image 58.4 x 44 cm (23 x 17 3/8 in.) Sheet 60.7 x 50.8 cm (23 7/...
C Print
$9,283
Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Wick' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Swan, Water
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Wick', 2005 C–type print on crystal archive paper Image 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.) Sheet 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x...
C Print
$9,283
Untitled, from the series 'Buried'– Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Art, Sky
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Buried', 2007 C–type print Image 21.5 x 21.5 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.) Sheet 30.2 x 23.8 cm (11 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.) Frame 34 ...
C Print
Photograph - CiCi's Moon River - framed
By John-Paul Pietrus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20x24 in. - Edn of 20 C print Signed, numbered, original Certificate of Authenticity from artist. Framed- Approx. 33 " X 29" outside frame measurement John-Paul Pietrus was born in...
C Print
$631
H 30.32 in W 26.38 in D 1.97 in
Foyer VIII, Milan - Italian architectural color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VIII, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has becom...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$8,000
H 20 in W 16 in
NASA Apollo 9, David Scott, Signed Vintage Color Photograph, 20x16, 1969
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
Seen from the docked Lunar Module Spider, astronaut David Scott stands in an open hatch of the command module Gumdrop in space. The third mission in NASA...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print
$8,000
H 11 in W 14 in
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 NASA Space Photography, Vintage Color Print, 11x14, 1960s
By Nasa
Located in New york, NY
A color photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing next to a seismograph with the "Eagle" and American flag in the background remains an historical and artistic document from 8 days in space...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print
$1,600
H 19 in W 13 in
Little Surma Boy, Color Photography, on Handmade Paper, Signed Edition 2/5
By Jean-Michel Voge
Located in New york, NY
Little Surma Boy, 1996 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge, is a contemporary color photograph of a child from the Surma tribe in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. The photograph is printe...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
Pool time
By Klaus Leidorf
Located in New York, NY
This is an aerial photography that was not manipulated or color corrected.
C Print, Plexiglass
$1,500
H 20 in W 16 in
View From My Window, Sicily, Italy, Color Photography, Signed, 20x16, Edition
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
View From My Window is a contemporary color photograph by Roberta Fineberg. A room with a view in Palermo, Sicily -- a city founded in 734BC. Looking out towards the hills of Palermo...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
$1,500
H 19 in W 13 in
Rooster, Africa, Color Photograph, on Handmade Paper, Signed, Edition 1/5, 1996
By Jean-Michel Voge
Located in New york, NY
The subject wears a tribal mouthpiece lip plate and carries a rooster in her arms. Rooster, 1996 by Jean-Michel Voge, is a contemporary color photograph of a villager, a female nomad...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
$243
H 15.75 in W 18.51 in D 1.38 in
Station X, Bletchley Park - British History Color Photograph Framed
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Station X, Bletchley Park, a documentary photograph by Richard Heeps. Alan Turing's working desk at Bletchley Park, handwritten paper with codes sits alongside the headphones. The fe...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$243
H 15.75 in W 18.51 in D 1.38 in
Alan Turing's Desk, Bletchley Park - British History Color Photograph Framed
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Alan Turing's Desk - Hut 3, Bletchley Park, documentary photograph by Richard Heeps. "I photographed Bletchley Park in partnership with Hertfordshire University and Bletchley Park T...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,600
H 13 in W 19 in
Painted Faces, Color Photography of Surma Women, Africa, Signed, 2/5 Edition
By Jean-Michel Voge
Located in New york, NY
Painted Faces, 1996 by Jean-Michel Voge, is a contemporary color photograph 13" x 19" of two women with painted faces from the Surma tribe in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, Africa. Th...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...
$1,800
H 20.5 in W 26.5 in
Madeleine de Proust, Paris, France, Contemporary Art, Archival Print, 2021 by RF
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
A photograph of a Parisian garden is reimagined with repeating geometric patterns and textures to mimic an optical illusion. The symmetry and contrast between the sepia-tinted and bl...
Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film...
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H 11.89 in W 9.38 in
Untitled, from the series 'Buried'– Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Art, Nature
By Stephen Gill
Located in Zurich, CH
Stephen GILL (*1971, Great Britain) Untitled, from the series 'Buried', 2007 C–type print Image 22.7 x 22.7 cm (8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) Sheet 30.2 x 23.8 cm (11 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.) Frame 34 ...
C Print