ARTIST'S WORK STATEMENT
The work of Scottish Photographer Duncan Caratacus Clark is borne out of a passionate appreciation of photography and it's history.
Brought up near Glasgow and educated in the Highlands of Scotland, Duncan has always been comfortable in both the Urban and Wilderness environments. The subjects that are chosen reflect this contrasting feeling of belonging.
Duncan has since a young age held an keen interest in geography and with that the aging and erosion processes of nature and the climate upon the environment.
The work often explores the relationship between man and his environment and how nature over time tempers the bold and egotistic footprint of man.
Over the last fifteen years Duncan has travelled the world with aim of exploring places that speak to him on a deeper level, places where vibrations of a life long since past echo from wall to wall.
Working predominately in monochrome, Duncan uses this expressive medium to record a romantic view of the environment, free from the distractions of colour, “This I feel is a distillation process’ the artist states.
The concept of nostalgia is one that Duncan is keen to explore,
“These are not places or things from the past I long for and when found stimulate a feeling of happiness, these are subjects that are in the here and now, it is their ephemeral nature that interests and touches me."
Brought up near Glasgow and educated in the Highlands of Scotland, Duncan has always been comfortable in both the Urban and Wilderness environments. The subjects that are chosen reflect this contrasting feeling of belonging.
Duncan has since a young age held an keen interest in geography and with that the aging and erosion processes of nature and the climate upon the environment.
The work often explores the relationship between man and his environment and how nature over time tempers the bold and egotistic footprint of man.
Over the last fifteen years Duncan has travelled the world with aim of exploring places that speak to him on a deeper level, places where vibrations of a life long since past echo from wall to wall.
Working predominately in monochrome, Duncan uses this expressive medium to record a romantic view of the environment, free from the distractions of colour, “This I feel is a distillation process’ the artist states.
The concept of nostalgia is one that Duncan is keen to explore,
“These are not places or things from the past I long for and when found stimulate a feeling of happiness, these are subjects that are in the here and now, it is their ephemeral nature that interests and touches me."
