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.
-Selected Press:Monster ChildrenFisheye MagazineDarkroomExhibitions/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, Hackney Downs Studios - London (UK) - 2023
Jane by the Grey Attic - Issue 12 'Threads that Bind' (2022)
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
Original artworks are available as silver gelatin prints in the below editions. All photographs are hand-printed from 35mm negative film by the artist in the darkroom using Ilford fiber based paper and are signed/dated in pencil on verso. Prices begin at £300. For a specific work/size, please enquire directly - chrismannfoto@gmail.com.
- Paper size 8x10” (image size 23x15cm ) - edition of 10
- Paper size 9.5x12” (image size 28x18cm ) - edition of 7
- Paper size 16x12” (image size 38x25cm) - edition of 5