a few years ago i was visiting my little cousin mrs b in kentish town and we went to a lovely pub which featured the artist dominic pote, i instantly fell in love with his work and actually bought a print (this one) for my my ex as a present, secretly i wish i bought it for me, as it was such a beautiful piece of work. So if i win the lottery i would like to treat myself to it again. if you like his this, please go and see his portofilo on his website.
Here is a snippet from his website:
My work is attempting to free photography from the conventional static image which freezes a specific instant in time. I am in the process of exploring the possibilities of representing the dynamic of time and movement. This work is not constrained by the photographic frame, instead it is expressed through a sweeping panoramic image which portrays reality in flux rather than a fixed entity. While to an extent preconceived, these panoramic images embrace an element of spontaneity, making each image unique.While the negatives are scanned and digitally printed, they are not digitally manipulated. The effect of these works is greatly emphasised by their scale, ranging between 1 and 3 metres in length.
Adopting this experimental technique, I photograph landscapes where there is an aspect of transformation or metamorphosis between two, often conflicting elements. While in Prague I became increasingly interested in the city boundary, an environment witnessing the confrontation between urban architecture and the open landscape. In the series Industrial Landscapes, I focused on power stations, factories and quarries located within open landscape. Despite their ominous presence, these industrial structures become aesthetic, almost sculptural forms within the fleeting thrust of the landscape. In all of these images, geometric architectural forms merge into the landscape, blurring the distinctions between the built and the natural environment. Strong structural shapes and lines become softened and colours become muted into pastel hues, creating an almost painterly rather than photographic image quality.
In a recent project, Shorelines, I have documented the volcanic coastline of a Greek island. In this environment, where land meets sea, there is no sign of man, only an abundance of water, crashing relentlessly against the white rocks. Using the panoramic format enabled me to capture this vast horizon while the added dimension of time reveals the dynamic force of the ocean. During exposure the camera scans the horizon, much as we do with our own eyes, resulting in a fusion of land and sea. Through this process the shoreline is recorded onto film as an actively moving and transforming environment rather than a static fixed entity.
