Voice of Matter

Coinciding with the exhibition, 'Voice of Matter' is the debut publication by Timon Benson (b.1998, Manchester). The work investigates the intricacies of the human condition and the potential for human emotion to suspend time - a notion reflected in the very nature of photography. At the center of the exhibition is a question: what does it feel like to be incredibly alive? Throughout this inquiry, Benson positions light as central, serving as both subject matter and medium.

While Benson is known for his social documentary works of youth, family and friendship, this body of work marks an embrace of abstraction and intuition - a new shift in Benson's methodology. We see intimate portrayals of friends, the painting of light through cameraless luminograms, and an amalgamation of these two practices. Throughout this process, Benson surrenders to instinct as both a practical gesture and conceptual inquiry.

Voice of Matter returns photography to it's core, serving as an invitation to reflect on, and momentarily hold, the fleeting nature of emotion.