Benjamin Anderson-Watkins
This work explores the diminishing role of religion within western society and of the increasing feelings of emptiness and separation that this withdrawal produces. By documenting both empty chapel spaces and derelict religious sites, the work specifically reflects the decline of Christianity, and the loss of the chapel's once central place within the communities of South Wales. As a member of a once busy and popular chapel the photographer's personal views are put to one side when photographing this subject. The work is a straightforward documentation of the decline in Welsh speaking chapels and through the lack of people in the images the work shows how the importance of chapel and attending religious services has diminished in the 21st Century.
Benjamin Anderson-Watkins • Morgan Cable • Chloe Davies • Jasmine Färling • Richard Harding • Kyla Hicks •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
Barking and Dagenham College
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Crawford College of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art
University of Cumbria
BA (Hons) Photography
Dublin Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Photography
IADT Dun Laoghaire
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College, Robert Gordon University
BA Professional Photography
Falmouth University
BA (Hons) Photography
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
University of Gloucestershire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Gloucestershire
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
Hereford College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
Leeds Arts University
BA (Hons) Photography
Manchester School of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Photography Studies College, Melbourne
Bachelor of Photography
National College of Art and Design
Photography and Digital Imaging Certificate
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography
University of Suffolk
BA (Hons) Photography
Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary Photography