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Matt Writtle -Pathways - A Photographic Journey Along The Ridgeway in 2024
'Pathways - A Photographic Journey Along The Ridgeway' by Matt Writtle. £25 (unsigned) £30 (signed)
“Everything we do as humans is determined by a route, whether it’s cerebral or physical. Paths – or ways – are the vehicle we as a species use to connect and survive.” Matt Writtle
Pathways is a photographic journey along one of Britain's oldest roads: The Ridgeway National Trail.
Stretching 87-miles across a chalk escarpment from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire, Matt Writtle has photographed 25 locations, from the ground and the air, that document the past, present and future legacy of this living heritage as it celebrates its 50th anniversary as a National Trail. The collection of black and white photographs are also installed as an outdoor exhibition at each location along the route.
Published by Matt Writtle Photographer
ISBN: 978-1-9997895-3-4
25 Black and White Photographs
Hardback 210mm X 160mm x 12mm (Landscape format)
Printed Litho by Printsmith, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Cover: white foil blocking on natural white Brillianta cloth
Endpapers: printed two-colours on Fedrigoni Arena Natural White Rough 140gsm
Introduction pages: printed in two-colours on Fedrigoni Arena Natural White Rough 100gsm
Plate section: printed in duotones on Fedrigoni Symbol Tatami White 170gsm
Edition of 250 copies
Design by Struktur Design of London, UK.
BIO
Matt Writtle is a UK documentary and portrait photographer from the Black Country, now based in the Chiltern Hills. Since 1992, his practice has been to use photography to document the cultural and environmental transition of life through time. We live in a world where humanity dominates nature: his photography attempts to observe and capture the behaviour of humanity in its current form, or as a reflection of its’ legacy, and explore its relationship and impact on the environment.
He has released three monographs: Sunday: A Portrait of 21st Century England in 2017, The River Meadow at the Pile of Stones in 2020 and Pathways - A Photographic Journey Along The Ridgeway.
Sunday, launched at The Photographer's Gallery, London, documents what people living in England do on this traditional day of rest and challenges the viewer to question the value of leisure time in a digital and consumerist culture. With River Meadow he started to explore a more artistic, engaged and narrative-driven form. This focused on the tangible impact of urbanisation on nature and the River Chess chalk stream in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. It allowed him the time to develop his practice from focusing on human behaviour in its practical form, to contemplate and express his reflections on human legacy: nurturing his creative potential and reputation as a photographic artist.
This continued on Pathways. Following the success of River Meadow, Writtle was approached by The Ridgeway National Trail to collaborate on a similar project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Britain's oldest roads. By focusing on the past, present and future legacy of the route, Writtle quickly realised that paths - or ways - are key to human survival:
“Everything we do as humans is determined by a route, whether it’s cerebral or physical. Paths – or ways – are the vehicle we as a species use to connect and survive.” Matt Writtle 2024.
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