Brutalist architecture and working class identities - with Tom Larkin.
“When I started to learn about photography- I realised that science and art are not mutually exclusive things, art is a type of science.”
Most people, at some point or another, have imagined travelling to tropical islands, a hot arid desert, or glacial environment. However, the reality is that most will never have the means to begin these journeys, let alone think much on the wellbeing of these far-off lands. Historically this type of travel has been reserved for the higher echelons of touring explorers and scientists. The early modern period through to the twentieth century being a host to many returning stories of strange animals, water colour drawings of botany, and descriptions of the cultures of foreign peoples.
“I think the first art exhibition I went to, was when I was in the Tate in Liverpool- Turner, prize had not been in London, went there and felt alienated- didn’t know what you were meant to do- Nathan Holey- there will be no miracle here’- Gathering of strangers- I felt I didn’t have a grasp on what art work was.. So, I originally thought I should do film production. But then, I decided to do fine art- I fell in love with it. The use of something so ordinary made me think about something so differently. It didn’t have to be renaissance paintings, like hanging in the Walker or Manchester Art Gallery- it could be something new that is repurposed- this can be really powerful. I started researching Hockney, and was inspired- I did a BTEC and used about chemicals. I’ve always and an underlying interest in the sciences and the chemical reactions- always pushed towards STEM and sciences. When I started to learn about photography- I realised that science and art are not mutually exclusive things, art is a type of science.”
