Fay Godwin

I discovered the photographer Fay Godwin when looking at landscape artists and forms in the landscape. The photographer was suggested to me by a peer. I went on to research the artist and found her series Our Forbidden Land to be most interesting. The photo series features spaces, natural land, that features something human: be it a man-made structure or the human form itself.
My favourite works from theseries, those which stand out to me, are the following:

The ways in which Godwin photographs these locations perfectly relates to the ideas of forbidden land, suggesting isolated areas, bu mostly those which have been cordoned off. Even the self portrait of the shadow in the water has a similar idea, with the reflection unable to go further than the waters edge. 

Godwin also photographed portraits, again using black and white film. These are rather close up portraits however, almost like headshots. A lot of them do seem rather casual however, as though the photographer has caught them at a moment in their lives; captured something about the person as they going about their day to day activities and tribulations.

It is interesting to see the flexibility in this photographer, while still being able to gain a sense of her style within each of the different photo series'.

I found an article featured on the Guardian website that looked at and discusses Godwin's work and exploring her life.



https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jan/08/margaret-drabble-fay-godwin