Finding Beauty in Imperfection - Artist in Focus - Emelie Salford - February 2017
Emelie Salford’s work is largely inspired by personal experiences and explores themes such as humanity, identity and beauty. Her layered photographs play with perception and have a thoughtful approach to today’s social issues and ideals.
Emelie Salford’s work is largely inspired by personal experiences and explores themes such as humanity, identity and beauty. Her layered photographs play with perception and have a thoughtful approach to today’s social issues and ideals.
Born in Sweden, Salford studied in the USA, Japan, and graduated from the City and Guilds of London Art School. For over 10 years she has been immersed in the hospital environment, discovering a major influence for her practice. The series Layers of Life draws upon her experiences observed in the medical setting, a place where individuals continuously change, physically, mentally and emotionally. This distinct body of work focuses on the parallel between humanity and rejected entities, conveying underlying exuding feelings and the concept of eternal renewal.
The Madonna series, symbolises the Virgin Mary, depicting her as a mother, alone, without child. Salford’s images celebrate the dichotomy of the icon's splendor, innocence and fallibility in contrast to grandeur.
In Liquid Reality, she texturises and fragments her photographs to challenge our view. Beauty and precious moments are central to this sequence, which can be observed in the depictions Afloat and Kiss. Fluid surfaces evoke paradoxical impressions of movement and stillness, like animate images frozen in time.
Salford’s vision and the issues raised in her work are handled with utmost sensitivity. She states “I am interested in the core, the essence of everything - I search the beauty in imperfection”.
Her recent exhibitions include: Art Market Budapest 2011, Frieze Fringe Event, London 2011, APART, London 2010, Tabernacle, London 2009, APART, Las Vegas 2008, APART-Scion, Los Angeles 2008, APART, London 2008 Hedges and Butlers Members Club, London 2007, COSA, London 2007, APART at BALS, Tokyo 2007, The Mall Galleries RIBA, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, The Groucho Club and Anne Faggionato Fine Art, The Wellcome Trust and Pfizer, UK.
National and international Collections: Greenwich Associates, Bank of America, UK. European Bank of Reconstruction & Development, Neurology Department, Lund, Sweden, and private collections worldwide.
Different Angle, Exhibition of Photography
Emelie Salford, Marcelo Benfield, Carlos Mendoza until 21/02/2017 Fiat Chrysler Motor Village UK, 105 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QY
For further information about Emelie Salford's work contact [email protected]
