b. 1994, Joel Biddle is a photographic artist working in Kent, United Kingdom. A photography graduate of the Arts University of Bournemouth, his work is an exploration of the contrast between the still and the fluid, the harsh texture of geological structures and the glassy smooth of the surface of the sea. His work follows a search for a calming sense of tranquillity and a sense of quiet that reflects the locations in the works. These fractures of time transport the viewer to an unknown, with an absence of context being important.
A sense of isolation is established, but its not a bleak isolation, its more of a break from chaos, a choice rather than something forced. My latest work is about attempting to create something sacred. The romantic ideal, something unobtainable and timeless, is something I find difficult to avoid in my photography but is something I have found to only when I avoid any colour in my work. Using monochrome seems to allow me to see clearly and focus on composition.
