Seraphically Free is a visually poetic attempt at deciphering my acquaintance with existentialist thought. A cerebral odyssey, recently intensified by an acquired case of quarantine induced neurashenia. While we are all living a life abridged, this book represents a quest to discover and mete out a sense of value in our untouched sentience. It is a way to shake off the absurdity of it all, a means to rediscover lost optimism and the fullness of time, and to live once again like George Meredith’s Lark: ‘Seraphically Free’.
Luke Johnson 2020
According to The Equality Trust, inequality in the UK has been increasing since 1979. ‘Disaster Capitalism’ as defined by Naomi Klein, practiced during the financial crisis of 2008 and more recently during the spectre of Brexit, have accelerated this trend. Futures Past is a photographic representation of the effects of this reality as experienced in the communities that make the Norfolk Coast their home. Juxtaposed images from localities at either end of the socio-economic scale, allow a comparison of the winners and losers living through this period and give the viewer space to contemplate the future of this political experiment.
Luke Johnson 2018
