Julia Fullerton-Batten for HRW

Julia Fullerton-Batten

- In what way is ART a tool for activism?

Art has the ability to convey powerful messages across social and cultural barriers that often can divide us. It enriches lives and benefits mankind in general.

- In what way does your chosen piece for HRW reflect 2020?

COVID-19 was an unknown and turned the lives of every single person in the world upside down. Dealing with the unknown challenges was and remains a significant factor for all of us. I captured this complex time in the lives of people in my neighborhood in West London looking forlornly out of their windows into this changed world.

- What gives you hope?

There will be an end to this pandemic but it will leave behind a new appraisal of awareness of life and death. Around the world we have shared so much in common during this time. I believe it will cause a global shift on how people think and behave on local, national and international levels. I am confident that it will lead to positive outcomes on many levels, from peace efforts to a better understanding of environmental issues, leading to positive changes.

BIO

Julia Fullerton-Batten is a fine-art photographer renowned for her highly cinematic visual story-telling. Her large-scale projects are based on specific themes. Each image in the project embellishes her subject matter in a series of thought-provoking narrative ‘stories' using staged tableaux and sophisticated lighting techniques.

Julia’s use of unusual locations, highly creative settings, street-cast models, accented with cinematic lighting are hallmarks of her style. She insinuates visual tensions in her images and imbues them with a mystique that teases the viewer into continually re-examining the picture; something new coming to the fore each time.

Her fine-art work is globally renowned and exhibited. She has won countless awards worldwide, is frequently portrayed in photographic journals, has published two books, is a Hasselblad Ambassador and a frequent speaker at international workshops and a juror of international competitions. Her images are on the front covers of 'A Guide to Collecting Contemporary Photography'. She has a permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery, Musee de l’Elysee, Lausanne and the Parliamentary Art Collection, Houses of Parliament.

www.juliafullerton-batten.com Instagram: @julia_fullertonbatten

This artwork is unframed and located in London, U.K. WILLAS contemporary will facilitate artwork release within 21 days after payment. Can be picked up by the buyer, or shipped at the buyer´s expense.