David Baker
Baker seeks to represent the concepts of endurance and evolution through his study of light and time in the New Forest. His “Ridge Trees” project captures the ever-changing light in mist, as well as at the cusp of dawn in this ancient forest.
The forest is transformed by the last warm rays of the autumn sun, making the National Park a symbol of new life. “Ridge Trees” focuses on a specific area of the New Forest in Hampshire and has been delimited by two triangles. The first triangle relates to three geographical points of the forest, and all photographs have been taken within this boundary. The second triangle concerns light and time, with the three points being mist, autumn or winter. These large-format forest vistas invite the viewer to enter the landscape and imagine the sounds and smells that accompany them.
After diverse street photography projects in New York City, he began his acclaimed project, Time-Lapse: a collection of portraits of various cities through the people who inhabit them. His Time-Lapse photography captures a glimpse into the lives of many different people as they travel through the same space, each absorbed in their own worlds.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 | Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition 2018 | Common Ground, Southampton City Art Gallery 2018 | Society of Scottish Artists Open Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy 2018 | The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Annual Open Exhibition 2017 | Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition 2017
Baker lives and works in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
“My images deconstruct the literal and reimagine the subjective, reflecting the curiosity that water has inspired in my practice.”
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