honorable mention
Chris Sykes united kingdom
title
The Residue of the Cave
Chris’s work pushes the boundaries of the medium often adopting experimental approaches to find novel endpoints within his projects. Chris has exhibited at Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden working closely with curators in order to recreate historical artworks in photographic form and his work has been included in the fine art photography magazine Edition.
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entry description
This body of work looks closely at artefacts that have been used for thousands of years, for jewellery, art and religion. The residue of the cave attempts to look for the essence of a thing by looking closely at the artefacts to see if we can find residue or traces of humanity within these objects.about the photographer
Chris is an emerging fine art photographer based in Sunderland, North England. He adopts narrative based structures in order to communicate a broad range of personal issues that have a universal human dimension, whether exploring deeply personal traumas or approaching deeply philosophical questions about existence.Chris’s work pushes the boundaries of the medium often adopting experimental approaches to find novel endpoints within his projects. Chris has exhibited at Sunderland Museum and Winter Garden working closely with curators in order to recreate historical artworks in photographic form and his work has been included in the fine art photography magazine Edition.
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