Biography
Stephen Brockerton is a photographer
creating vibrant, emotive and stylish imagery, wishing
to intrigue and engage the viewer in a world of alternate
perspectives and analyical viewpoints attempting to
look at the world in a different light and timeframe.
With an investigative mind and a love of exploring elusive
places and spaces, to capture them in a way we don’t
often get to see. Exploring the world and the way light,
colour and the surfaces and textues they touch affect
our mood and that of our surroundings.
Stephens fascination with the photographic medium stems
from his enquiring nature, love of exploration and the
aesthetic and emotion of objects, places, faces and
spaces. A compelling need to explore, isolate and capture
the intriguing visual elements that surround us all
and sometimes get overlooked.
Below are descriptions of some ongoing bodies of work
featured on this site I am currently working on.
-TRAIL OF POWER
A project aiming to trace the route and delivery of
power through our urban and rural landscape from power
stations, cooling towers pylons, sub stations, gas container
sites and investigating the marks they leave and impact
that they have on urban scenery and the surrounding
environment.
-SYMETRICITY
Abstract architectural depictions, fragmented details,
reflections and night time illuminations of the city
used to create imposing, confusing and disorienting
new worlds in an image. Studying the wealth of linear
forms, colour and texture to be found in these modernist
industrial sculptures.
-TREES AT NIGHT
A series of studies of urban parklands and trees seen
at night, depicted in an air of mystery and sinister
beauty illuminated by surreal or artificial light sources.
Street lights in fog, full moon snow fall evenings,
lightning and fireworks.
-ABSTRACTS LIGHTSCAPES
Experimentation with long exposure shots of different
coloured static and moving light sources to create freestyle
expressive abstract light paintings. Trying to use the
camera in a different manner and produce some unique,
abstract 'Topographic Lightscapes'.
-INDUSTRIAL RUIN
Part of an on going projects of studies and exploration
of derilict and disused factories and industrial sites
around Birmingham and Belfast. Examining and exposing
the remains of our slowly decaying industrial heritage. |
Exhibitions
'World in one Region' - Mailbox,
Birmingham, 7th-15th June '07
Iconic Birmingham - Touring exhibition
of images of Birmingham. See details below for venues
in '07
Birmingham Central Library 2nd to the end of April
Cornwall Street Cambers, May 3rd to the 29th of May
Rep Theatre Month of June 4th to the 30th of June
Claire Galleries 12th of July until the 31st of August
Arts Fest 15 th and 16 th of September
Francis Burrows Gallery 18th September to 9th October
Cure Leukaemia Art Auction -
St Pauls Gallery, Jewellry Quarter, Birmingham, 17th
April 2007
Virtual @ Birmingham
Chamber, Hagley Raod, Birmingham - 18th April '07 -
27 June '07
'Trees at Night'
Ernst & Young, Colmore Road, Birmingham - 28th March
- 28th June '07
'Transitions' 15th-18th
March '07
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NAB Satelite Exhibition @ MADE Fazeley St, Birmingham
. www.ignitephotographers.co.uk
'Trees at Night'
as part of Brilliantly Birmingham, Group Show, Claire’s
Gallery, Birmingham - Dec '06
Virtual @ Ernst &
Young, Colmore Road, Birmingham - 8th Nov- 22nd Dec
'06
Images of Birmingham
- Anglo Irish Bank, Colmore Road, Birmingham
'The Hunted'
- St Pauls Gallery, Jewellry Quarter, Birmingham,
26th July - 3rd Aug
Virtual @ City Inn, Birmingham
- 8th March - 22nd April '06
NAB Birmingham - Jewellry
Quarter Birmingham, 8th-10th Dec '05
Creative Alliance 'Rough
Diamonds' Exhibition - Mailbox, Birmingham, 17th-24th
Nov '05
Ten4 magazine launch
- Creative Festival, Custard Factory, 17th Oct '05
Rainbow - Digbeth, Birmingham
- Aug '05 - Nov '05
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