Artistic Practice
The development of my work has revolved around the exploration of the inherent automation of a photograph. My work responds to this by including the ‘hand’ of the artist by physical or digitally interacting with a photograph; cutting, rearranging and recomposing images. Or by physically interacting with the chemical processes of traditional printing methods to create abstract images.
Based in Bristol and working from my studio at The Island, I work predominately with traditional and alternative photographic techniques. Graduating with a BA in Photography from The Arts University Bournemouth, I have since exhibited my work, given talks and run workshops in the UK and China.
My main body of work investigates the relationship between fabricated worlds, landscape and space exploration. Producing on-going series such as Asteroid, Horizon and Unclassified Moon, I print using the chemigram process to create unique, hand printed images of fictional places.
Chemigrams are produced using traditional darkroom chemistry in a painterly way. By applying resists onto silver gelatine paper, layers and textures are built up. The main structure of an image and the textures are deliberate but there is an element of chance to the outcome of each image. The resists used, the interaction of the chemistry and the physical handling of the print all have their affect on the final outcome of each print.
Creative Work
Darkness Calling, Bristol, UK, 2023
Bristol Alternative Photogrphic Prints, Folkhouse, Bristol 2021-2022
Island Tenants Exhibition, Bristol, 2021
The Photograph as Art (on-line), lecture series, Folkhouse, Bristol, 2021
Royal West of England Academy; Open, Bristol, 2020 - 2021
Island Tenants Exhibition, Bristol, 2020
Photo Fringe, (Bristol Alternative Photographic Prints), Brighton, 2020
Instagram Take Over : The Real Photography Company, 2020
South Bristol Arts Trail (on-line), 2020
Folkhouse Darkroom Exhibition, Bristol, 2020
Photogram Workshop, Folkhouse, Bristol, 2019
Blaze, Artist co-op, Bristol 2019 - Present
Island open doors, Chemigram Workshop 2019
The Island Tenant Exhibition, Bristol ,2019
Kneck of the woods, Bristol, 2019
St Werburghs Arts Trail, Bristol, 2019
Published SUPCZ Magazine, China 2017
Artis Talk, Changzhou, China 2017
From The Outside In, Changzhou, China, 2017
Co-Founder Viewfinder darkroom, China, 2016
Contact
Pete@peter-webb.co.uk
Creative Work
Darkness Calling, Bristol, UK, 2023
Bristol Alternative Photogrphic Prints, Folkhouse, Bristol 2021-2022
Island Tenants Exhibition, Bristol, 2021
The Photograph as Art (on-line), lecture series, Folkhouse, Bristol, 2021
Royal West of England Academy; Open, Bristol, 2020 - 2021
Island Tenants Exhibition, Bristol, 2020
Photo Fringe, (Bristol Alternative Photographic Prints), Brighton, 2020
Instagram Take Over : The Real Photography Company, 2020
South Bristol Arts Trail (on-line), 2020
Folkhouse Darkroom Exhibition, Bristol, 2020
Photogram Workshop, Folkhouse, Bristol, 2019
Blaze, Artist co-op, Bristol 2019 - Present
Island open doors, Chemigram Workshop 2019
The Island Tenant Exhibition, Bristol ,2019
Kneck of the woods, Bristol, 2019
St Werburghs Arts Trail, Bristol, 2019
Published SUPCZ Magazine, China 2017
Artis Talk, Changzhou, China 2017
From The Outside In, Changzhou, China, 2017
Co-Founder Viewfinder darkroom, China, 2016
Contact
Pete@peter-webb.co.uk