Thomas Haywood

I use photography as a meditation on elements of the human condition, and to explore relationships between people, time and place.

The different ideas I pursue in each series affects the nature of the portraits and the types of landscapes. In Family, my presence in the photographs is minimal, whereas in Family part II, my presence is key in the look and attitude of the sitters. In the Island series, with the exception of a sole protagonist, the subjects have been replaced by texts. The landscapes fluctuate from an associative, and emotional, reading of environments, to an exploration of the possibilities of visual metaphors and symbols.

I graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2008, and for the MA final show was awarded the Photographers' Gallery RCA Prize. Group exhibitions include 'Success/Failure,' at Photomonth in Krakow, Poland, 'Mirror, Mirror,' at the Jerwood Gallery, London, and 'Survey,' at Standpoint Gallery, London. I will have a solo show of newly commissioned work at Exhibit in London in March 2010.

The last few months I have been furthering ongoing projects and developing some new work which will be on the site in Autumn 2009. There will be a group show in Cardiff and Hackney, a residency at Golden Lane Estate, Clerkenwell in October 2009, and I will have a few pieces for auction at Phillips de Pury, London in September 2009.

To make an enquiry of any kind, printsales or to view more work or a full cv, email Thomas on thomas@thomashaywood.co.uk.