Visually distilling the space around him, his work oscillates between the natural and man-made world, creating ambiguous, open-ended images that trigger curiosity, escapism, and invite the viewers imagination to freely wonder.
Working predominantly with black and white 35mm film and silver gelatin printing, he processes and hand-prints everything out of his East London darkroom. His work has been exhibited across Europe and featured in various publications globally. In 2022 he was shortlisted for the Palm* Photo Prize, and selected as an emerging European photography talent by GUP magazine. His book 'Valley of the Moon' was published in 2023 by Guest Editions.
Artist statement
"For me, Photography is all about imagination. I want to use the medium to continually challenge my interpretation of the world, and explore the visual possibilities at the interzones of its dichotomies. The darkroom is a crucial and meditative part of this creative process. It’s where I continue to discover the coalescent thread in my work, and explore the relationships between the images I create."
Limited edition silver gelatin darkroom prints are available to purchase. For more information contact
chrismannfoto@gmail.com.
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Selected Press:Monster ChildrenFisheye MagazineNowhere Diary DarkroomExhibitions/Appearances:Fotofestival Lenzburg - open air gallery - Lenzburg (CH) - 2024
Le Petit Salon - Cromwell Place - London (UK) - 2024
Contrary to - Lot projects - London (UK) - 2023
InCadaqués Festival - Galeria Iturria - Cadaqués (ES) - 2023
Valley of the Moon - Village Gallery - Leeds (UK) - 2023
Valley of the Moon - Guest Editions - London (UK) - 2023
GUP Fresh Eyes - (NL) - 2022
Prepress - The Bottle Factory - London, (UK) - 2022
Palm Photo Prize - 1014 Gallery - London (UK) - 2022
Photocopy Club 10th Anniversary - London (UK) - 2021
Palm Photo Prize - House of Vans - London (UK) - 2018
Accolades:
Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation Analogue Photography Grant - 2024
FotoFestival Lenzburg - single image winner - 2024
InCadaqués Photo Festival Open Call - 2023
GUP Fresh Eyes Emerging European Photography Talent - 2022
Palm* Photo Prize - 2022
Monochrome awards - 2022
Fisheye Magazine ‘voyages extras et extraordinaires’ - 2020
Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation Analogue Photography Grant - 2020