Abstract nominee

Vision was a personal investigation into how a photographer's eyesight can affect their practice. By using abstract methods, I explored the ways in which the world could be represented in a way that wasn't 'technically perfect' but still something beautiful and interesting. The inspiration for the shape and style of my images came from when I went to get an eye test as part of my research. I found the digital retinal photography fascinating, and a piece of art in itself, so I decided to present the images in a similar way to draw reference back to the theme of vision. The images were shot on film and made through many stages in the colour darkroom; the bright colours were made through experimenting with the filters, the border was made by using a circular piece of perspex to cover the centre of the image and the marks were made through stages of dodging or fogging.

I am a third year photography student at Southampton Solent University, my work has a strong influence from alternative processes seen in contemporary art photography today. Some of my main accomplishments include having my work shown at the Escape exhibition in Kragero in Norway and being a nominee and honorable mention for the conceptual category of the Fine Art Photography Award in 2015.