Ky Lewis

This Chromoskedasic print is part of a large series created on my local allotment. Working directly with the organic materials available on site. The project looked at the cycle of growth over a growing year and was later exhibited in a show called "Common Ground" which brought together a textile artist and printmaker all from the same South London allotment.

This Chromoskedasic photogram is part of a large series created on my local allotment. Working directly with the organic materials available on site. The project looked at the cycle of growth over a growing year and was later exhibited in a show called "Common Ground" which brought together a textile artist and printmaker all from the same South London allotment.

Poppies is part of an ongoing series called "Ephemera Botanica" A unique gelatine Silver print

This triptych, Pisum Sativum was shown as part of Photofusion Salon 18 and won the Metro Imaging award. It is part of a larger series called Common Ground and is from the sub series "Ephemera Botanica" it is delicate, ephemeral and like the small pea shoots, moves and climbs and entangles, the plant itself appears to be so weak but is in actual fact strong and will attach itself to anything it can find pulling, layering, winding. I wanted these images to show these aspects and that is why there are multiples. The prints are unique gelatine silver.

A Camera-less chromoskedasik sabattier lumen print which made it to 2nd place in the Fix Photo Festival 2018 "Essence" section. This is also being shown at The Wichita Falls Museum of Art TX USA

This photo was in the final top ten of the Fix Photo Festival awards 2018. One of four camera-less prints that made it to the Essence section of the exhibition.

Searching for Light is a double durational study documenting the passage of the sun using Solargraphy whilst looking at the effect of temperature, humidity and light on the seeds contained within the camera, they will be in situ for Approximately 60 days. Images from this series are to be exhibited at Brighton Photo Fringe and The Old Truman Brewery Photomonth, Offo Festival Galeria Ciasna Poland, GCWw Gorzycach Olza Poland A solo show. "Struck by Light" Hundred Heroines KCW London, "Struck by Light" Barcelona

Searching for Light is a double durational study documenting the passage of the sun using Solargraphy whilst looking at the effect of temperature, humidity and light on the seeds contained within the camera, they will be in situ for Approximately 60 days. Images from this series are to be exhibited at Brighton Photo Fringe and The Old Truman Brewery PhotomonthOffo Festival Galeria Ciasna Poland, GCWw Gorzycach Olza Poland A solo show. "Struck by Light" Hundred Heroines KCW London, "Struck by Light" Barcelona

Searching for Light is a double durational study documenting the passage of the sun using Solargraphy whilst looking at the effect of temperature, humidity and light on the seeds contained within the camera, they will be in situ for Approximately 60 days. Images from this series are to be exhibited at Brighton Photo Fringe and The Old Truman Brewery Photomonth. Offo Festival Galeria Ciasna Poland, GCWw Gorzycach Olza Poland A solo show. "Struck by Light" Hundred Heroines KCW London, "Struck by Light" Barcelona

Pinhole, made in camera, whilst on the most wonderful beach in Norway Åkresanden. This has been accepted into the juried exhibition Krappy Kamera Exhibition at Soho Photo Gallery New York.

Pinhole, made in camera, waiting on Minster beach

This series looks at creating beauty from death, "Who Killed Cock Robin" contains a number of camera-less images created using multiple alternative process often within one image. This ongoing series documents the decay of the subject matter and has been exhibited in a number of shows

This Lumen is featured in Jill Enfield's Guide to Alternative Photographic Processes book

Part of a short series of Lumen prints I made in response to a discussion about the "Turin Shroud" after seeing an after image. I decided to explore the possibiliteis of using photo paper and chemical resists to create a similar response. This is featured in the Thames & Hudson Experimental Photography A Handbook of Techniques book and the Original SHS Experimental Photography book

"Evanescent Growth" This was made in response to the theme Death and Transition and explores the relationship between the essence of the former life of the subject and the chemical breakdown and transition to another form.

A darker take on the things you may find in a normal garden setting. A series of Lumen prints capturing aspects of decay, decomposition and discovery!

Dying Light is a small series capturing the rapid decay of this beautiful animal, part of the larger series Death and Transition Dying Light I was the first image made for this particular series, it is thus the most complete. Exhibited at PhotoMonth East in 2015

The Lumen Moth Series was part of my initial searching for a thematic series relating to the capture of periods in time that would represent those last dying moment, caught in the flame and so quickly extinguished.

Ness was born out of my connection, both historical and emotional to these places. My response to these areas is more than just captured in a slow pinhole photograph, I decided to paint, using light and chemicals the surface of these contact printed 4×5″ x-ray film shots, using these materials brought a stronger challenge and tactile quality to the project. The surface treatment and it’s reaction to the environment in that the quality of the film surface would get easily scratched from exposure to the fine elements of the surrounding environment and the deliberate scarring of the surface to create my response to each image. Recently featured in; Seities Magazine Intrepid Magazine Aesthetica Magazine Analogue Forever Magazine Honourable Mention(series) Tifa Tokyo Foto Awards 2020

Ness was born out of my connection, both historical and emotional to these places. My response to these areas is more than just captured in a slow pinhole photograph, I decided to paint, using light and chemicals the surface of these contact printed 4×5″ x-ray film shots, using these materials brought a stronger challenge and tactile quality to the project. The surface treatment and it’s reaction to the environment in that the quality of the film surface would get easily scratched from exposure to the fine elements of the surrounding environment and the deliberate scarring of the surface to create my response to each image. Recently featured in; Seities Magazine 2020 Intrepid Magazine 2020 Aesthetica Magazine 2020 Analogue Forever Magazine 2021 Third Place New York Centre for Photographic Art 2020 Honourable Mention(series) Tifa Tokyo Foto Awards 2020

Ky Lewis

Ky Lewis is an artist and fine art photographer using a variety of media and alternative photographic processes. She uses many different camera formats from toy to 10 x 8, also  making pinholes from recycled objects and she uses camera less techniques to create images using such processes as Lumens, Cyanotypes, Photograms, argyrotypes and salt prints. Her current work practice explores camera less techniques involving the subjects of death and decay, cycles of life and time. Her love of slow photography extends to extremely long exposures from months to years using Solargraphy with home made pinhole cameras. Her work can be seen both off and online in publications such as, Light Leaks Magazine; Square Magazine; Blur Magazine;Sarmad Magazine; The Hand Magazine; Sounds Remote; Caught By The River; The Pinhole Camera and Experimental Photography Books.

Working both alone and collaboratively she has also exhibited nationally and  internationally in selected juried group shows. She was also happy to be short listed for the Secret Art Prize in 2018. In 2020 she was shortlisted for Hundred Heroines and has received Honourable Mentions from Tokyo International Foto Awards and Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. In 2021 she gained recognition with  an “Outstanding Work” Award from Denis Roussel Awards for her series “Ness”

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