Meet the artist... Nic Gotch
With a background in film and television, I now focus on still life photography.
My botanical “Spheres” series has been successfully
exhibited in London and is now gaining recognition in the French Pyrenees, where I live and work.
Influenced by the Italian Renaissance, Dutch Masters, and Pre-Raphaelites—as well as modern artists like Georgia O’Keeffe and Robert Mapplethorpe—my work has a painterly quality. This stems from careful
composition, subtle natural light, and printing on fine art paper. I frame each piece in handmade wooden frames with iron or pewter patinas, allowing them to suit both period and contemporary settings.
Each “Sphere” is a precise arrangement of botanicals, captured at the perfect moment of light and decay. I work exclusively with natural light and use no
post-production effects—the images are exactly as they appear.
Nic's Philosophy on "Spheres"
"These spheres are botanical altars natural elements are collected and arranged. These works are not only about composition based on colour and texture but also based on the energy and emotion that connects each element. The positional relationship between each element must also balance the whole.
Once the arrangement is complete, I take several images with a fixed lens camera using a reflective surface. Reflections appear as natural light changes. I choose the image that encompasses the depth of emotion and
suggests more - a kind of elaboration - an imaginary story. I like to work in the circular format which not only refers to the world as a whole but to the eye itself. What is inside is outside....
These "altars" are a celebration of the natural world and echo the spiritual reverence that other altars hold. Once the image is created, that impression is all that remains. The arrangement is abandoned. I am then ready to wait to create the next one when time calls.
The positional relationship between each element must also balance the whole. Once the arrangement is
complete, I take several images with a fixed-lens camera using a reflective surface. Glare appears as natural light changes. I choose the image that encompasses the depth of emotion and suggests more – a kind of elaboration, an imaginary story. I like to work in the circular format that refers not only to the world as a whole but to the eye itself. What's inside is outside....
These "altars" are a celebration of the natural world and echo the spiritual veneration that other altars maintain. Once the image is created, that impression is all that remains. The arrangement was abandoned. I am then willing to wait to create the next one when time calls."
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