Rosaline Shahnavaz: 'Nothing In The World But You'

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PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 29th January 
Notting Hill Arts Club || 6pm - 9pm || Free Entry.

http://www.rosalineshahnavaz.com/

This show exhibits a collection of intimate portraits taken by London based photographer Rosaline Shahnavaz. She graduated from BA Photography at London College of Communication and in this show reveals some works from her large repertoire that mark a variety of relationships from over the years. Shahnavaz has been taking portraits of friends and partners almost obsessively for the last eight years, fascinated by the way photographs can capture someone’s essence.

Many photographers take portraits of the people in their lives. Even if their work is specialised in another field, it is difficult not to be drawn to understanding people through a lens. The camera can be used as a tool to develop relationships or initiate them, but ultimately it reveals the true nature of the subject and, in the process, reveals something of the photographer too. Although Shahnavaz works in Fashion and Editorial photography this collection is solely composed of personal portraits. 

‘Nothing In The World But You’ allows the viewer to see a collection of work that unveils a shared experience between Shahnavaz and her subjects. These images illustrate a level of trust acquired to create raw and intimate portraits where the camera becomes secondary whilst the process is organic and natural.

Shahnavaz’s use of analogue photography results in delicate and sometimes grainy images with a sensitive use of colour and light.

DJ Dominic Freeman will be playing at the Private View.

The exhibition will run until 5th March and will be available to view for free most Friday and Saturday nights from 8-9pm. 

E-mail: conor@nottinghillartsclub.com or evelynkendall@hotmail.co.uk for more details.