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Stephen Gill Art

b. 1971

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.

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Artist: Stephen Gill
Untitled, from the series 'Coexistence' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Woman, Summer
Untitled, from the series 'Coexistence' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Woman, Summer

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...

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2010s Contemporary Stephen Gill Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled, from the series 'Buried'– Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Art, Sky
Untitled, from the series 'Buried'– Stephen Gill, Colour, Abstract, Art, Sky

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 ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Stephen Gill Art

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C Print

Talking to Ants

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 ...

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2010s Stephen Gill Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Wick' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Swan, Water
Untitled, from the series 'Hackney Wick' – Stephen Gill, Colour, Swan, Water

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...

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Talking to Ants

Talking to Ants

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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...

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2010s Stephen Gill Art

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Archival Pigment

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