Jonny Briggs

Organs, 2013.  C-type lambda print, mounted and glaze framed in brown, 89 x 97 cm.

Peephole, 2013. C-type lambda print mounted and framed in white, 82 x 165 cm.

Peephole, 2013. C-type lambda print mounted and framed in white, 82 x 165 cm.

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The Other Side, 2013.  Electron micrograph of the indentation of a full stop on my late Grandmother's note pad. Electron micrograph; C-type Lambda Print, diasec mounted, 150 x 250 cm.

The Other Side, 2013.  Electron micrograph of the indentation of a full stop on my late Grandmother's note pad. Electron micrograph; C-type Lambda Print, diasec mounted, 150 x 250 cm.

Untitled 1, 2013. Altered family photograph, 15 x 18 cm.

Untitled 2, 2013. Altered family photograph, 10 x 28 cm.

Heirloom, 2013. My Father's inherited hammer, replicated in foam. Object; Metal, rubber, foam, 35 x 45 cm.

Heirloom, 2013. My Father's inherited hammer, replicated in foam. Object; Metal, rubber, foam, 35 x 45 cm.

Foreign Bodies, 2012. Tapestries, 30 x 30 cm.

Foreign Bodies, 2012. Tapestries, 30 x 30 cm.

Wanting without knowing why, 2013. Object; Mahogany, moving finger, 40 x 45 x 80 cm.

Wanting without knowing why, 2013. Object; Mahogany, moving finger, 40 x 45 x 80 cm.

Mitosis, 2012. 4 panel tapestry, 85 x 120 cm.

Mitosis, 2012. 4 panel tapestry, 85 x 120 cm.

Envisionaries #1, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 45 x 69 cm.

Envisionaries #10, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type Lambda prints, box framed in black, 31 x 24 cm.

Envisionaries #10, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type Lambda prints, box framed in black, 31 x 24 cm.

Envisionaries #8, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type Lambda prints, box framed in black, 25 x 35 cm.

Envisionaries #8, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type Lambda prints, box framed in black, 25 x 35 cm.

Envisionaries #3, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 31 x 44 cm.

Envisionaries #3, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 31 x 44 cm.

 

Envisionaries #5, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 30 x 38 cm.

Envisionaries #5, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 30 x 38 cm.

Envisionaries #2, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 30 x 36 cm.

Envisionaries #2, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type lambda prints, box framed in black, 30 x 36 cm.

Envisionaries #11, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type Lambda prints, box framed in black, 31 x 40 cm.

Envisionaries #11, 2013. My mouth during speech pinned over the eyes of my ancestors. Photomontage; C-type Lambda prints, box framed in black, 31 x 40 cm.

Regeneration, 2012. As a diamond Photography; C-type Lambda print mounted on aluminium, 171 x 171 cm. (image courtesy of Peter Hope)

Regeneration, 2012. As a diamond Photography; C-type Lambda print mounted on aluminium, 171 x 171 cm. (image courtesy of Peter Hope)

Un-seeing, 2012.  C-type Lambda print, 115 x 180 cm.

Trompe L'oeil, 2012 --- Still life painted in magnolia domestic paint. C-type Lambda print, framed in black, 65 x 85 cm.

Into the Black, 2011. C-type Lambda print aluminium mounted and framed in black, 126 x 121 cm.

Into the Black, 2011. C-type Lambda print aluminium mounted and framed in black, 126 x 121 cm.

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Super Natural, 2012. C-type Lambda print, framed in white, 103 x 137 cm.

Super Natural, 2012. C-type Lambda print, framed in white, 103 x 137 cm.

Belt, 2011. Leather, brass, 30 x 30 x 5 cm.

Belt, 2011. Leather, brass, 30 x 30 x 5 cm.

The Finding, 2011. Puppet handles. Photography Installation; C-type Lambda prints in second-hand domestic frames, 200 x 300 cm.

The Finding, 2011. Puppet handles. Photography Installation; C-type Lambda prints in second-hand domestic frames, 200 x 300 cm.

Apology letter, 2010. Sculpture; 23.75 carat gold, 21 x 29 cm.

Apology letter, 2010. Sculpture; 23.75 carat gold, 21 x 29 cm.

Togetherness, 2011. Adapted family photograph, 10 x 15 cm.

Togetherness, 2011. Adapted family photograph, 10 x 15 cm.

Artist Statement

In search of lost parts of my childhood I try to think outside the reality I was socialised into and create new ones with my parents and self. Through these I question the boundaries between us, between child/adult, self/other, nature/culture, real/fake in attempt to revive my unconditioned self, beyond the family bubble. Although easily assumed to be photoshopped or faked, upon closer inspection the images are often realised to be more real than first expected. Involving staged installations, the cartoonesque and the performative, I look back to my younger self and attempt to re-capture childhood nature through my assuming adult eyes.



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