Eleanor Lindsay Fynn

Born 1983: I turned to art. Artist Statement. My work oscillates between three states of being.State one, introspection, self-obsession and detachment from the world outside our immediate circle. Generally my earlier works were produced from this state. My first series, I Dont Give a shit Anymore / Why do I Care so Much is a selection of intimate melancholic portraits, mainly of my girl friends, they reflect the internal turmoil, and angst that was initially nurtured as it felt philosophical but eventually just became sad. State two, perceiving the world. In this state everything is objectified, the focus is not on the self, but on the community. I look at these community which I belong not as an insider but rather as a stranger, photographing not the everyday but the spectacular and in a manner that draws out the Alice in Wonderland like nature of the events. My project Family Album is a result of this, a project that I continue to work on exploring different mediums such as photography, paintings and digital drawings. State three, abandonment, loss of self. I have always taken pictures at parties and on nights out, but for a long time I wasnt drinking and remained detached, photographing as an observer. But more rece...

2005-2006 - Masters Degree Goldsmiths2000-2004 - Cambridge University Past: September 08 - solo show Baia Mare, RomaniaJune 08 - August 08 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition June 08 - July 08 RWA Open Photography June 08: White Box Gallery New York April 08, Brave not Beige exhibition, Bristol Oct-Dec 07: Salon Gallery London Oct 07: Saatchi 4 New Sensations June - July 07, Solo show Singapore May 07, F-Stop Contemporary Photography Festival, Leipzig,