Description
A key factor in understanding Dan Holdsworth's work is that he has never been an "urban artist", but has always preferred to take photographs outside of cities. At the same time, he is constantly drawn to locations/places that bear the scars of human encroachment on the landscape. These photographs never show people, however; rather, they reflect the mutual intertwining of landscape and culture.
Holdsworth studied photography at the London College of Printing. By the end of the 1990s at the latest, he was regarded as one of England's most innovative landscape photographers. His work is mainly characterized by his use of the traditional techniques of analog photography. For his projects he regularly seeks out the remotest corners of the earth, where nature shows no traces of human civilization or technology.
Holdsworth's photographs are included in many important collections. The Tate collection in London, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Centre Pompidou in Paris all own photographs by the artist.Details
- Work Date:
- 2006
- Location:
- UBS Zurich, Paradeplatz
- Dimensions:
- 122 x 152 cm
- Medium:
- Photography