Self Portrait in Black 2007, hand-printed C-Type 40x50
Ryan Mosley-The Great Exhibition, Royal College of Art 2007, hand-printed C-Type 40x50
Booth created a series of ‘black photos’ by shooting the reflections of people or scenes in a black mirror. He is concerned with the depiction of reality and its picture (i.e. reflection), as well as the materiality of this picture and the context in which a viewer might encounter it. He described black photograph as a photograph of nothing. It has an ambiguous symbolism; the void creates a space within which the viewer can reflect upon himself or herself and the space in which the photograph is placed.
Matthew Booth (b. 1978) lives and Works in London. He graduated from Royal College of Art in 2007 with an MA in Photography. His works are recently shown in RWA Open, Bristol; Hoopers Gallery, London; The Great Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London and Dialectic Showcase, The Glass House, Coventry. His work has been selected for Hamish Edgar private collection and Hoopers Gallery private collection in 2007. Booth has participated 2006 Poverty Ticker Project (Photographed in Tanzania).
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