In conjunction with this, his work as an on-set photographer for major Hollywood productions has led him to further explore a different side to his photographic nature by embracing the more allegorical language often found in films.ĭuring a visit at James’ fixed house followed by an afternoon boat trip, we discussed the differences between his two distinct creative identities, his interest in subcultures, societal microcosms and how a children’s book is possibly responsible for infiltrating his imagination with the notion of living on water. Both in his portraiture as well as series of cultural observations, he discovers communities and concepts of ingenuity that influence his attitude towards life. Paradoxically, his restless life on a drifting home has grounded him more than anything else, as he finally belonged to a group where he could grow roots and connect with his surroundings.Īdhering to his personal approach, his photographic work reveals a profound fascination and curiosity for realness and tangible moments with a poetic tone. May 2018 Dark Beauty Magazine Issue X 1.Outside of London, on the peaceful banks of the river Thames, photographer James Fisher has created a unique home and floating nook for himself that reflects his fervent longing for escape.Īfter traveling for four years, James found himself settling in a houseboat within a community of like-minded people living out their modern concept of nomadism on canals. May 2018 Dark Beauty Magazine Issue X 1.18 January 2019 CHIMERA MAGAZINE CHIMERA Issue 5 September 2017 EroticaMENTE, SATURA Art Gallery, Genoa, Italy May 2020 WAG Web Artistik Gallery, FranceĪugust 2018 Vandalizing Heteronormativity, The Flying Dutchman, London, UK June 2022 Voices, LOW Gallery, Riga, Latvia These works greatly emphasize on the bodyscapes of participants who are willing to share individual experience of self discovery during the photographic ritual.ĭorian’s photography works can be described as an endless search for new ways to present portraits and bodyscapes of participants with features which sometimes differ from socially accepted norms of femininity or masculinity and into the realm that exists beyond binary gender perceptions. To express the interactions between the Self and the World in photography, the shaman focuses on the body as a mirrored reflection of inner and outer realities of human existence.Ī significant part of the photographic shamanism practice is interaction with other individuals who seek participation in the photographic ritual. First of all, it's the body and mind of the shaman whose main visual subject in photography is the Self, a mortal being who thirsts for life, and the interactions between the microcosm (the Self) and the macrocosm (the World). The photographic shamanism practice in their case can be divided in two main approaches. The exploits of these themes have opened many doors of possibilities to express different aspects of human life, such as sexuality, gender and the diverse aesthetics of the human body. They have always been fascinated with the themes of Eros and Thanatos. In order to do so, they experiment with digital photography mainly in monochrome to tell the thought-provoking narratives from all sides of the camera. The main emphasis in photography work is the Otherness in the context of fine art photography.ĭorian describes themself as a shaman who records the photographic experience in a symbolic visual language of the photographic ritual. The Practitioner of Photographic Shamanism
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