SAMANTHA JOHNSTON C U R AT E D BY B R A N D E I E S T E S ( h e a d o f p h o to g ra p hs S o th e b y ’s , L o n d o n)
SAMANTHA JOHNSTON S a ma ntha Jo h nsto n’s m e la n c h o l i c s c e n e s d raw v i e we r s i nto d i ffe re nt f i c ti o na l p e r sp e c ti ve s . Fa m i l ia r o b j e c t s a re c a re f u l l y p la c e d , i nv i ti n g fa nt as y o nto th e st a g e . R e a c ti n g to o u r d i g i t a l re a l i t y, S a ma ntha is e q u a l l y a c raft swo ma n as we l l as a n a r tist . B y ro a m i n g fo r p ro p s , st a g i n g h e r s c e n e s , sh o o ti n g o n m e d i u m fo rmat , a n d ha n d-p ri nti n g h e r c h ro mati c d isti n c ti ve c o l o r s , sh e a d ds au th e nti c i t y to h e r wo r k th ro u g h h e r hu ma n to u c h.
NO HAPPY ENDINGS
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TABLE SETTING
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6 0 x 5 0 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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1 0 5 x 8 7, 5 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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SE N SUA LI T Y
2020 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g 30 x 25 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+1 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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6 0 x 5 0 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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1 0 5 x 8 7, 5 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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AWKWARD SITUATION 2 01 9 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g
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BRANDEI ESTES (head of photographs Sotheby’s) “ Th e re is a h i g h l y s e d u c ti ve te ns i o n that p e rm e ate s th ro u g h a l l o f S a ma ntha Jo h nsto n’s wo r k s , wh i c h I f i n d u tte r l y a p p e a l i n g. S h e h i t s a p e r fe c t b a la n c e o f susp e ns e a n d my ste r y i n h e r wo r k s , a n d c l e a r l y t a ke s i nsp i rati o n f ro m th e st y l isti c fe atu re s a n d i c o n o g ra p hy o f c las s i c f i l m n o i r. S a m is c o m p l e te l y a b s o r b e d i n th e e nti re c re ati ve p ro c e s s : a rra n g i n g h e r m is e - e n- s c e n e wo r k s , sh o o ti n g , a n d th e n tr y i n g to p ri nt th e wo r k s as s o o n as p o s s i b l e , as a l l o f th e s e e l e m e nt s a re s a l i e nt p lay e r s i n th e f i n ish e d a n d p re s e nte d wo r k s .”
MOGADON COFFEE MORNING 2020 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g
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SHE HUNTS AT NIGHT 2020 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g
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BEL JAR
2021 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g 30 x 25 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+1 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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6 0 x 5 0 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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TENSION
2 01 9 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g 30 x 25 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+1 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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6 0 x 5 0 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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1 0 5 x 8 7, 5 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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SAMANTHA JOHNSTON “ Th e way y o u p ro c e s s f i l m re a l l y d e te rm i n e s th e o u tc o m e o f th e i ma g e . I d o th e te m p e ratu re a n d th e m i x i n g o f th e c h e m i c a ls my s e l f. I a l re a d y kn ow th e c o l o r that I wa nt th e p h o to to b e , s o wh e n I ’m p ri nti n g I ’m p u tti n g sp e c i f i c c o l o r s i n my wo r k . It ’s th e s a m e wi th b la c k a n d wh i te p ri nti n g. No t e ve r y o n e wi l l s e e i t , b u t l i ttl e nu a n c e s c a n re a l l y d e te rm i n e th e au th e nti c i t y o f a n i ma g e . It is a ls o th e s e m o m e nt s i n th e da r kro o m that I re a l l y l o ve , th e re is s o m e th i n g ve r y c o m fo r ti n g a b o u t wa l k i n g i nto a da r kro o m a n d s e e i n g y o u r e n la rg e r a n d sm e l l i n g th e c h e m i c a ls . “
TANGERINE DREAMS 2 01 9 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g
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THIRST
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JAZZ MORNINGS
2019 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g 30 x 25 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+1 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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6 0 x 5 0 c m / e d i ti o n o f 5+2 A P i n c l a l u wo o d f ra m e + c la ri t y g las s
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BRANDEI ESTES (HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHS SOTHEBY’S) “ Th e v i nt a g e a n d sl i g htl y su rre a l m o o d o f S a ma ntha’s wo r k re m i n ds m e o f c o nte m p o ra r y a r tist s su c h as Dav i d Ly n c h a n d A l e x Pra g e r, b o th o f wh o m have wo r ke d i n f i l m a n d c i n e ma as we l l as p h o to g ra p hy. Th e sh e e r sk i l l o f h e r a b i l i t y to d e ve l o p th e c o l o u r p ri nt s b y ha n d i n th e da r k ro o m is awe i nsp i ri n g i n i t s e l f, a n d what l us c i o us a n d e nti c i n g c o l o u r s th e y a re ! He r wo r k s i n b la c k a n d wh i te a re e q u a l l y m o o d y a n d c a p ti vati n g , g i v i n g us h e av i l y susp e n d e d i ma g e s p re g na nt wi th q u e sti o ns a n d i d e as that a l l ow fo r us th e v i e we r to d e c i d e u p o n. Wi th su c h a p ro m is i n g b o d y o f wo r k a n d a c l e a r, s i n g u la r st y l e , th e s e wo r k s a re g e ms to b e h o l d a n d I c a n’ t wa i t to s e e what sh e d o e s i n th e f u tu re .”
RECOIL
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OPULENCE
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LUSTRE
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GRAVITATIONAL BODIES 2020 Ha h n e mü h l e Ph o to R a g
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HABITUAL
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