Mr John House

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  • Qualifications:MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
  • Position:Senior Lecturer in Photography
  • Department:Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries, and Education (ACE)
  • Telephone:+4411732 84921
  • Email:John.House@uwe.ac.uk
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About me

CURRENT ROLES AT UWE

- Senior Lecturer in Photography

I work within the Photography Department based at Bower Ashton.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

- Archive & Vernacular photography
- Analogue Photography
- Medium Format / Large Format Photography
- Digital pre and post production
- Image manipulation and experimental mixed media
- Curating and exhibition co-ordination

I am a member of the UWE Photography Research Group

PERSONAL PRACTICE

Photographer, curator and educator based in Bristol, UK.

I have a fascination with vernacular imagery and the banal and use photography to explore the wider contexts offered through representing everyday moments; reflecting on the beauty that can be found in the seemingly mundane and trying to capture the latent poetry from everyday situations. My work examines how we interact with familiar landscapes, what this can say about cultural identities and the hidden narratives within photographs.

My latest work, In Amber, takes the form of a series of books which draw from an archive of domestic photographs. Borrowing from cliché, stereotype and shared popular culture, each book offers a narrative that has been repeated by storytellers for centuries.

I have curated several projects including The Shot I Never Forgot, an Arts Council funded exhibition and publication which invited photographs to share their most memorable images and the stories behind them.

http://www.johnhouse.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/johnhousephoto/

I have a particular interest in collaborative projects and using experimental approaches and practical activities as part of my research process.

Area of expertise

Photography (Digital and Analogue)

Medium Format / Large Format Photography
Digital pre and post production
Image manipulation and experimental mixed media
Curating and exhibition co-ordination
Moving Image


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