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1) Message to Narcissus, Nesscliffe, Shropshire; 2) A quality of Dancing (tree with Cloud), Nesscliffe, Shropshire; 3) Ceremonial Dwellings, Horsley, Derbyshire

Thomas Joshua Cooper, 1975–1978

Cooper has travelled the world for his art, visiting ‘uncharted’ territories on the boundaries of human civilisation. The landscape of the Midlands has always captured his imagination, prompting a number of return visits. Taken while Cooper was working in Nottingham as a lecturer on Nottingham Trent Polytechnic’s landmark Creative Photography course, these three small photographs capture his poetic vision of the area. The dense, monochrome images transform environmental features into textures, a tree becoming a streak across the mottled grey of a wall, wild flowers a splash of light against a dark backdrop of undergrowth.

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Title of artwork, date

1) Message to Narcissus, Nesscliffe, Shropshire; 2) A quality of Dancing (tree with Cloud), Nesscliffe, Shropshire; 3) Ceremonial Dwellings, Horsley, Derbyshire, 1975–1978

Date supported

2013

Medium and material

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

1) 12 x 17 cm; 2) 27.9 x 35.6 cm; 3) 12 x 17 cm

Grant

3840

Total cost

9600

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