#BLM Sculpture

I (Francis Minien) am a British artist and photographer based in New York City. An Associate of Britain’s Royal Photographic Society (ARPS), I hold an MA in Photography (2005) and a BA in History and Media Studies (1999), both from De Montfort University in the UK. And it is primarily these disciplines that inform my artistic practice today. Curious about the nature of photographic representation itself, I employ photography to pose questions about the ways in which my chosen medium works; specifically, in its relationship with external reality. By extension, my photography often makes more general inquiries into the nature of that reality, considering whether the actuality of human existence is directly accessible through subjective experience. Although I have traveled extensively and produce much of my photography while on the road, I would argue that my approach has very little in common with the travel photography genre. Unconcerned with the specifics of place - indeed I obstinately refuse to disclose locations - I operate sine loco, in the hope that this might free my photographs from the subjugation of culturally-specific readings.