David Hicks

Area: Wandsworth Town

Type: Artist / Individual

Art form: Installation, Photography

From English Country Garden Series
From English Country Garden Series
From Tabletops series
From Tabletops series
From Wood on Wood series
From Wood on Wood series
From Rear View Mirror series
From Rear View Mirror series

Biography / Artist statement

Art journalism meets social comment. I’m a street photographer. I love to walk street, hang out on corners, and chat to whoever about anything. I like humanity. From human beings to anything that has a human touch. I like normal life. Almost banal life. I like to see how people live their life on a day to day basis. Their surroundings. Where they put things. Where they hangout.

I’m a collector of these moments, and I collate images together in my online galleries. What I’m not drawn to is big events (like the Olympics for example) which changes the character of a place with all the tarting up and visitors. I like just normal. But in the past few years, I’ve rejected the standard way of printing photographs as, frankly, a bit lazy! I mean how often have I seen them printed on board, mounted, and plonked in a black or silver frame. Boring. This way, I admit, is harder, takes longer, and takes up more space. But by printing on related materials, it brings life to a photograph. It takes it from being a snap to a piece of art. I call this “photomentary”. I’m constantly on the lookout for new substrates to print on, so stay tuned for new things.

Why do you love Wandsworth?

Thames. Cafes. Convenient.