Artwork for Hannah Gimblett
'Alstroemeria'
'Wilted Sunflower Study'
'Wilted Sunflower Study on Film'
Details
The work I create, especially for the last five and a half years of being completely bed-bound has mainly surrounded all things in botanical form. It's something I have always been very drawn to, but being so heavily restricted physically, I have had to adapt the way I tackle my creative pursuits.
It allows me to bring a glimpse of nature into my room, to bring the glorious beauty of the outside world beside me which enables me to attempt to capture these flowers and plants via my bedside setup.
To continue to pursue my passion for photography in this way, despite my restrictions is a true solace and gives me a great deal of hope. Botanicals in all forms hold such magic, whether in full bloom or their wilted state, it portrays the fragility of life and how beautiful it all is.
For me, being an artist is to be fascinated and inspired by the beauty of life constantly. There's an immense amount of inspiration that can be gained from all forms of creativity, to see how artists express themselves through music, film, literature and photography is a wondrous part of life.
I tend to specialise in botanical photography, I love to experiment with film and digital within my work.
I'm not in the position at present to pursue teaching and workshops.
- City & Guilds Photography Diploma - completed in 2014
- Created a music magazine from scratch in 2018/2019 - alongside being the editor, lead journalist and photographer of the publication.
- Involvement in the Macula Collective - a local photography collective that led to an arts festival exhibition in 2018 - which was all photographed on medium format film.
- Involvement with the Disabled Photographer's Society - which led to my 'Blooming Magnolia' photograph to be exhibited at Calumet Photographic, in London.
- My first solo exhibition took place in Exeter, in 2022. This was displayed in Heavitree throughout the Summer of that year.
- Silver & Light film collective exhibition at the wonderful Canwood Gallery in the Spring of 2024.
- I began writing for the 35mmc online publication in October 2024.
- A four-page feature in one of the February 2025 issues of Amateur Photographer Magazine - my first feature in a national publication.
Summer solo exhibition at Park Life, Heavitree - Exeter - 2022
Silver & Light collective film photography exhibition - Canwood Gallery, Hereford - April 2024
I currently don't have any stockists of my work.
