Chris Melville
Chris Melville transforms everyday fabrics into evocative landscapes, revealing beauty hidden in the ordinary. Using clothing, blankets and household materials, he creates photographic artworks that explore memory, place and light.
His Material World series invites viewers to see familiar objects in entirely unexpected ways, blurring the line between reality and imagination.
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Artworks by Chris Melville
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Wade in the Water
See Artwork »What appears to be a hot, heavy summer day in the South Island is in fact a lycra running shirt, a silver ribbon, a jacket and a business shirt, and lots of in-camera experimentation.
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Breeze
See Artwork »A breeze appears to whip up across a sandbank. In reality this is an image made with a jacket, a shirt and a dress, and lots of in-camera experimentation.
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Calypso Cove
See Artwork »Across a sparkling lake, rolling hills reveal a mysterious cove next to the water. In reality this is a cuff of a heavy jacket, a swimsuit, a sheet and lots of in-camera experimentation.