Hereford College of Arts 2002/2003
Sharon-Louise Aldridge
My main focus in the mediums that I have used have been in response to the landscape. I find that I am interested in a narrative interpretation of the landscape; its many variables and the challenge of capturing an essence of what I see and feel and try to communicate to the viewer of my artworks. I tend to work in a series of images with my photographs to try to convey a story, which is very much influenced by my filmmaking experience. The framed image usually suggests a tunneling of vision and I am also interested in the hidden but suggested view that the frame excludes. Film offers another context, referencing the still images but now with a continual shift of focus. I have experience in printing both black and white and colour photographs. I have in the past used forms of sculpture in the presentation of my photographs rather than maintaining them in a completely two dimensional state and it is an area I wish to explore much more fully.
I have recently moved from Yorkshire to Herefordshire and am excited at the prospect of discovering a new environment. I studied my BA Fine Art at Sheffield University and have undertaken commissions and residencies and exhibited extensively.
The support of a scheme such as AA2A has allowed me the opportunity to develop my work further with use of the facilities that [Hereford College of Art & Design] offers as I get to know the area, and also introduce me to like minded artists and associates.
