WILLIAM JOSEPHS RADFORD
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CHARACTER BUILDING
2015-2021

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This series explores the artists childhood home from a surreal perspective. ​
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FAMILY MATTERS
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2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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