Christian Bradley West was born in Richmond , Virginia in 1978. He has been independently studying photography for the past 10 years. His current series tells the story of three brothers, exploring the mythology of his own childhood as he decodes various episodes represented by each boy’s presence. The series depicts his own struggles with communication and adaptation within the world as his memory currently describes the past events that have set the foundation of his present existence. Through inner conflict comes transcendence, a certain awareness and revival of self. Within Christian’s images we find the dark depths that come just before the dawn. No photo is staged. Christian allows each circumstance to unfold as it is and has discovered in the process that the events are mirrors of his experience.

Each photograph is printed using a turn of the century process that involves coating aluminum and glass plates with silver emulsion. The result is hauntingly beautiful photographs with figures emerging from shadowed spaces illuminated by their desire to be revealed by the light of his lens.

Christian has been exhibiting in the southeast for the past 6 years. He is in numerous private collections and others including the Sir Elton John Collection and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia permanent collection. Christian is currently looking to expand his exhibition venues to include other galleries across the country.

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