Alan Harding-Artist working with analogue photography

You Only Have Yourselves To Blame. From the series: 'Altered Portraits' (2010)Alan Harding

Alan Harding (b.1989). Young British artist working in many areas of visual art.

‘As an artist, I am drawn to the surreal or unusual, preferring to examine areas of human life which are barely tangible, or even fictional.

My work often creates questions about humans as a whole, and our intentions as we interact with the world around us. My preferred medium is analogue photography, which I favour due to the feeling that it is more ‘honest’ and true-to-life. It also gives me the freedom to manipulate the negatives, creating a completely new and unique photograph. I have a particular fondness for black & white 35mm film which I process personally to enhance the grain and contrast.’

Alan Harding suffers from a condition known as ‘Synesthesia‘ – or the ability to ‘see’ sounds and music as colours, which has been attributed to his preference of black & white, over colour photographic techniques, and his stong use of black and white when painting. ‘I see it as more of a gift than a hinderance, I would never refer to myself as ‘suffering’ from the condition, it simply exists somewhere within me, being hard to explain, it is simply an odd, gut-feeling that two of my senses are somehow linked. I consider it just a part of my personality.’

During and since graduation from B.A Photography and Video at DeMontfort University, Alan Harding has participated in numerous Art shows and exhibitions. His work has also been published in various publications worldwide, most notably ELLE magazine (uk) and Burner.

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