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Allan Jenkins: The Art of Still Life
Exhibition
Allan Jenkins: The Art of Still Life
4 Apr 2025 – 17 Apr 2025
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 13:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 13:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 13:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution
- 11 South Grove
- London
England - N6 6BS
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses: 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village
- Tube: Archway or Highgate
This exhibition by fine art photographer Allan Jenkins, will focus on his ‘Still Life’ series and feature flora and natural forms. These beautiful photographs are reminiscent of the still life paintings of the old masters, with their elegant compositions, luminous colours and sharp details.
About
Jenkins has a fascination with the way that light can make objects magical and ethereal. Photography freezes a moment in time, the objective is to record and intensify this stillness. The simplicity and honesty of these photographs is magnified by the sharp focus and the tight, close study of intricate details. In order to achieve a painterly effect, he applies a series of long exposures and depth of field. His aim is to depict more than the human eye is capable of capturing in a single glance.
Traditionally, a still life includes a fully illustrated background, but Allan has developed a method of isolating the subject matter against a neutral background, treating the objects like formal portrait sittings. They are carefully lit and posed, and viewed from a particular point of view, much like a portrait. The finished photograph conveys a sense of calm and serenity.
Jenkins says ‘the study of Still Life is a visual record and an investigation; it’s the search for aesthetic refinement’. He is dedicated to furthering our appreciation of the ‘everyday’, striving to convey an atmosphere of quiet emotion.
Allan Jenkins was born in 1969 in Wales and raised in Spain. He was educated in Spain and Yorkshire, and has been based in London since 1993. He is best known for his hand-printed images of still life, portraiture and figurative work.
