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John Ward

Blacksmith

I am interested in the nature of craft and those who work with hand tools and simple machines. In the eighteenth Century, the French philosopher Denis Diderot edited the Encyclopédie in which he sought to raise the status of the 'small trades', partly through the extensive use of descriptive illustrations. Since then, painting and photography have in general depicted craft as a noble endeavour engaged in by the less well educated, primarily to underpin established social systems for the benefit of the middle and upper classes. 'Blacksmith' is the first in a series of photographic essays that go beyond the documentary, to re-ignite Diderot's enthusiasm and ideals through the examination of the physicality and materiality of craft.

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‘Hand Tools’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Drawer Unit’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Anvil’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Furnace’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Bench Drill’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Bench Press’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Oxyacetylene Torch’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Power Hammer’ - John Ward - University of Brighton

‘Hand Tools’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Drawer Unit’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Anvil’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Furnace’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Bench Drill’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Bench Press’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Oxyacetylene Torch’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Power Hammer’ - John Ward - University of Brighton

‘Hand Tools’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Drawer Unit’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Anvil’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Furnace’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Bench Drill’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Bench Press’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Oxyacetylene Torch’ - John Ward - University of Brighton‘Power Hammer’ - John Ward - University of Brighton

Current Course:

University of Brighton  MA Photography

Gabrielle Farah • Brian Naughton • Kiriya Nishina • Josie Taylor • John Trickey • John Ward • David West •

Courses:

University of Brighton
MA Photography

UCA Farnham
MAF Photography

Manchester Metropolitan University
MA/MFA Photography

Plymouth College of Art
MA Photography

Plymouth University
MA Photography

University of Portsmouth
MA Photography

Royal College of Art
MA Photography

University of South Wales
MA Documentary Photography

Ulster University
MFA Photography

University of Westminster
MA Photography Arts

University of Westminster
MA Documentary Photography and Photojournalism

Categories:

Documentary/Photojournalism

Pages:12

Landscape

Pages:1

Portraiture

Pages:1

Staged/Constructed

Pages:12

Urban/Suburban Landscape

Pages:1