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NEW WORK AT SAUL HAY GALLERY IN CASTLEFIELD

An image of the Ashton Canal in Manchester at dusk. There is an old bridge, and from under it a cyclist has emerged, leaving a trail of white light.

I recently took photographs which have slightly evolved Not Quite Light in the city. I’ve begun to seek out spaces which are ostensibly public, and which yet are unsettling in the twilight. Often they are areas used for leisure, or green spaces, but that were once industrial areas, now reclaimed for other uses.

The initial three photographs from this collection are now exclusively available as limited edition prints via the Saul Hay Gallery in Castlefield. They can be bought in two editons, as A1 and A4 prints. There will be just five of the A1 edition, and 10 of the A4.

It was a challenging experience making this work, enteringg spaces in the half-light which didn’t feel safe, given their isolation after dark. Often though, the haunting nature of such places rests entirely within our own minds. 

You can read text accompanying the work on the Not Quite Light site via the title links.

ANCOATS ROUNDHOUSE, 9.49PM

A photograph of the remains of the Ancoats Roundhouse, taken at night. A circle of bricks surrounds a small copse of beech trees. The trees are softly lit with artifical light.

WHITWORTH PARK, WHEN IS DUSK?

A picture of Whitworth Park in Manchester, taken at dusk on Bonfire Night. The trees, still surprisingly green in the late Auturmn, are illukminated by floodlights coming from a nearby football pitch.

ASHTON CANAL, FRIDAY TEA-TIME.

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