LANDSCAPES
IMAGINED SCIFI WORLDS, PRACTICALLY MADE, SHOT ENTIRELY IN CAMERA, ON POLAROID.
“I’VE CREATED AN ONGOING SERIES OF SURREAL FINE ART POLAROIDS, DRIVEN BY MY DEEP OBSESSION WITH VINTAGE SCI-FI AND FANTASY.
EACH IMAGE IS CRAFTED WITH MINIATURE SETS, FLOWERS, AND VIVID LIGHTING—ALL CAPTURED IN-CAMERA, MAKING EVERY POLAROID A UNIQUE, HAND-CRAFTED PIECE OF ART.
UNLIKE OTHER PROJECTS, THERE’S NO POST-PRODUCTION, PHOTOSHOP, OR AI INVOLVED.
AT A TIME WHEN AI PHOTOGRAPHY IS MAKING US QUESTION THE REALITY OF EVERYTHING WE SEE ONLINE AND BEYOND, I’VE INTENTIONALLY BUILT THIS IMAGINED WORLD WITH TANGIBLE OBJECTS, CELEBRATING TRUE CRAFTSMANSHIP, ORIGINALITY, AND JOY.
FOR ME, THIS WORK OFFERS PURE ESCAPISM FROM TODAY’S INCREASINGLY OMINOUS REALITIES AND ENDLESS BLEAK NEWS CYCLES. GETTING LOST IN THIS WORLD THAT BREAKS THE RULES OF OUR UNIVERSE, OFFERING ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES AND HOPE.”
MATT FORD.