Graham Cook

Graham’s collection of abstract and semi-abstract images are a photographic expression of his personal feelings. Graham’s vision challenges assumptions, makes unlikely connections and takes advantage of the unexpected. The photographs are a strong interpretation of the representative world, reduced to simple forms. Superficiality, Graham believes, stifles a life beneath the surface. By letting go of preconceptions, by forgetting what we know, by tolerating ambiguity and things ‘out of place’ Graham’s photography allows something else to emerge. Although not always possible to fully understand or explain where the insight for a particular image comes from, it is possible to know when it feels ‘right’ - and when it feels right it has meaning. In photographing this almost visionary world, Graham tries to create images that don’t close down the imagination, but invite a more dynamic relationship between the art, artist and spectator.