VIEW IN MY ROOM
United Kingdom
Photography, Black & White on Paper
Size: 5 W x 7 H x 0 D in
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From a series begun in the late 1990s. The studio, a sailing ship from 1920 moored in London, England, also served as a venue for regular theatre and cabaret evenings. The little stage I built was part of the studio and I began to make photographs of performers, friends, actors and models. This is a silver gelatine print made directly from the negative. Rather than produce an edition, where each print is the same, I often find it more interesting to experiment and make different versions. This allows for greater freedom as well as resulting in prints which are unique in their tone, contrast, colour etc. This one has been sulphide toned and also toned in gold. Both these processes affect the tone of the print as well as enhancing it's stability. This print is Version 3, signed on the back in pencil and shipped with a signed provenance paper which also bears the studio stamp.
Original Created:2020
Subjects:Erotic
Photography:Black & White on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:12
Size:5 W x 7 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:United Kingdom.
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Matthew Houston was born in London in 1961 and grew up in Norfolk and Suffolk. An interest in photography began early in life, growing out of two childhood obsessions - chemistry and the natural world. He studied printmaking at Central School of Art, London and also earned an honours degree in photography from the London College of Printing. ' Photographs generally have an emphasis on the image formed by a lens. That's mostly where the subject is to be found. I discovered, during my student days and beyond, that I was increasingly drawn to the materials that were forming the picture. The materials and the processes involved.' While running a Cabaret on a sailing ship moored in the London docks he began making portraits using the small stage. First with friends and then actors, models and dancers. Many were made with large format cameras using sheet film and Polaroid. ' I set out with no preconceived ideas. I was interested to see what would happen. It was the stage itself that prompted the inclusion of a person. Sometimes I've used references to mythological figures as a starting point. I think that was also suggested by the stage, the platform, the pedestal to be stood on. And it was a way to hint at something of the ancient and mythological. I noticed it doesn't have to be pushed as a simple pose or some small detail can open a door to so much. Well I find that anyway. And then using Polaroid film gave the material a chance to be part of the picture as well. Polaroid is known for all kinds of quirks and accidents that are a reminder of process. As with other photographs I've made I feel it important that material and process are still included, still evident.”
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