WILLIAM JOSEPHS RADFORD
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​2016-2021

CHARACTER BUILDING
2017-2021

Photographer explores their childhood through the home it was spent in, using flash gels to add a surreal tone.
CHARACTER BUILDING

artist statement

This series explores the artists childhood home from a surreal perspective. ​
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family matters
2020

An unusual family photo series, distanced and disfigured by a pair of stockings.  This project aims to question the traditional values of a family photo album.
FAMILY MATTERS

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Originally intended as a statement against the idealised family album. The concept derived from the desire to do family portraiture without conforming with the ‘happy family’ aesthetic. The tights serve to distance, distort and discomfort familiar faces, replacing white shirts and smiles with stockings and a frown. ​The series has since evolved to also reflect on the ‘strangers’ in my family. The members which fall into a limbo between stranger and familiar. Whether its a third cousin twice removed, that weird uncle you met at a wedding once, or the members which live on in photographs.
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substitution
2020

A visual analogy for quitting smoking.
SUBSTITUTION

ARTIST STATEMENT

A visual comparison of the psychological exchange many perform when quitting a bad habit, smoking in this case.
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holy smokes
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2019-2020

A visual comparison between smoking and religion. Touching on advertising and cause of death.
HOLY SMOKES

ARTIST STATEMENT

This image was cultivated as part of a larger series, in order to suggest a similarity between Smoking and Religion.
Especially drawn to the iconography of each, I enjoy the tension created by combining the two. Through this visual tension I hope to compare and contrast any resemblances. Such as; Cause of death, Advertising, Subscription and Lifestyle.
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OBJECTIFICATION
2019

A project which explores sex, gender and objects, through visual and grammatical  cues.
OBJECTIFICATION

artist statement

Addressing inanimate objects as masculine, feminine or neuter, approximately one-quarter of the world's languages use a noun class system where all nouns inherently carry a gender.​Objectification explores this correlation between grammatical gender and article visually, reflecting on an item's semantic value in order to challenge its sex.
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DIRTY DISHES
2018

Dirty aesthetic meets left over dishes.
DIRTY DISHES

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An homage to the taste and flavour, instead of aesthetic qualities. Food has always been a status symbol, but contemporary culture appears to have confused aesthetic values for nutrition. Social media promotes the feeding of our eyes, rather than stomachs.​Intended as a statement against the way social media has influenced our eating habits. The premise of this series is to prioritise the enjoyment of a meal, over the announcement of said meal.
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FOREIGN LANDSCAPES
2018

Landscapes from another world.
FOREIGN LANDSCAPES

ARTIST STATEMENT

The ever-present seeds of these landscapes settle everywhere we look; only when the conditions are right do these, flourish.

Having documented a variety of left overs, these hidden worlds provide an unsettling juxtaposition between disgust and attraction. As growths feed off the neglected nutrients to thrive, intricate structures start to form.

My aim with this project is to find beauty in the repulsive, exploring the anti-aesthetic to challenge the notion of visual allure.
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DOOR TO DOOR
2017

DOOR TO DOOR

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Loosely inspired by Shizuka Yokomizo's - Dear Stranger. The project was originally conceived as a method to describe a sitter through their environment. Instead of using facial features, I allow the habitat paint to paint a portrait.

I would knock door to door, and repeatedly explained the concept to those who answered.
Depicted below are the brave volunteers.

The piece has since expanded to reflect more broadly on the willing individuals. Surprisingly, 3/4 of which were women, and only one household pertaining to an affluent area.
​Raising questions about power and vulnerability.
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NATURAL FORM
2016-2017

An insight into the natural world and the structures within.
NATURAL FORM

ARTIST STATEMENT

A brief exploration of natural structures, through a macro lens.
Paying close attention to the repetition within.
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HIP FIRE
Street photography

A photographic technique which involves shooting from the hip, at waist level without looking through the viewfinder. Conducted in Rome.
ROME
A photographic technique which involves shooting from the hip, at waist level without looking through the viewfinder. Conducted on the Beach.
PLAYA
A photographic technique which involves shooting from the hip, at waist level without looking through the viewfinder. Conducted in Supermarkets.
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07518909320

Email

josephsradford@gmail.com
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