“Blackout 21, 2010”, 2010. C-Type Print 226x177cm. part of the “Blackout” series.
“The Gregorian 03,2005”, 2005. C-Type Print 152x122cm. part of “The Gregorian” series.
“Autopia 02" (diptych, panel ½) 1998. C-Type Print 121x101cm. part of the “Autopia” series.
“Megalith 02, 2002” 2002. C-Type Print 152x122cm. part of the “Megalith” series
I originally found Dan Holdsworth on the photo blog, But Does it Float (butdoesitfloat.com). I really enjoyed the similarities between his work and Edward Burtynsky's. Although the subject matter and even the process of shooting seem to share many parallels, something about Holdsworth's photographs really stood out to me. In projects such as "Megalith" and "The Gregorian", Holdsworth actively seeks out technology that is foreign to many people, ultimately creating an even stranger, alien-like environment, juxtaposed with the natural obscurities of the earth. I feel that Holdsworth's dead-pan approach to potentially dry subject matter is somehow translated into an extensive dialogue between viewer and subject (subject being the earth and technology's interaction with nature). This is definitely something I would like to explore further and hopefully incorporate within my own photographs.
Dan Holdsworth was born in 1974 in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 1998, he received his BA in Photography at the University of The Arts, in London. Within the same year, he began showing his work in galleries and print. Throughout his photographic career, Holdsworth had won several awards and fellowships, including the Arts Council of England Award and the Visiting Fellowship from The European Centre for Photographic Research. He currently resides in London. "Information." Dan Holdsworth. 12 Sep 2011.
“Taking up to a year to produce, edited through primarily analogue processes, Holdsworth’s photographs tease out the invisible ‘truths’ imperceptible to the naked eye. His fantastical images aren’t elaborate deceptions, but rather astounding articulations of what is actually caught on film." Ellis, Patti. "Introduction." Dan Holdsworth. 12 Sep 2011.
“Dan Holdsworth’s Blackout (2010) is a series of 21 large-scale (226 x 177 cm) c-prints documenting a mountainous terrain that is, for the moment, home to Iceland’s receding glaciers. The landscape is presented in negative, where everything is black (most strikingly the sky) or white (most strikingly the earth). or perhaps that should say: where everything that should be black is white and everything that should be white is black. More often than not, the odd colour does seep in – things get a bit blue, a bit magenta – but when that happens, it’s in the sinister manner of a Gulf of Mexico-style oil slick. Albeit beautiful, rather than an ugly, greasy mess.” Rappolt, Mark. “Dan Holdsworth: Art Review Feature.” Dan Holdsworth. 12 Sep 2011.
- a review, “Dan Holdsworth” by David Chandler can be found at this link: http://www.danholdsworth.com/information/5/
- the Saatchi Gallery located in Chelsea, UK is one gallery that represents Holdsworth’s work. This gallery can be found at this link: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
- Dan Holdsworth’s photography website can be found here: http://www.danholdsworth.com/
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