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KEN GRIFFITHS

44 Trinity Church Square
London, SE1 4HY
+44 (0)7825 083572
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Wu Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

China & Bhutan

Ken Griffiths’ Three Gorges series, October 2002, was taken to show the majestic, sublime gorges before the dam was closed. The next set of photographs were taken in 2004 from the same viewing points to capture the new landscape a year after the Yangzi River had been dammed and risen by 141 meters.

In September 2005 the pictures, sponsored by Maurice and Vivien Thompson, were exhibited at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London. Using a colour printing technique, which was invented in 1863 but disppeared in the 1950s. Ken Griffiths' images present the landscape in a rare microscopic depth. Master printer Gerard Aniere printed with many layers of pigment rather than dye. This technique known as carbro printing allowed Ken Griffiths to intricately play with colour, contrast, sharpness and detail, endowing the work with a painterly quality impossible to achieve with modern printing methods. This process is still the only totally permanent colour process to have been invented.

China & Bhutan

Ken Griffiths’ Three Gorges series, October 2002, was taken to show the majestic, sublime gorges before the dam was closed. The next set of photographs were taken in 2004 from the same viewing points to capture the new landscape a year after the Yangzi River had been dammed and risen by 141 meters.

In September 2005 the pictures, sponsored by Maurice and Vivien Thompson, were exhibited at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London. Using a colour printing technique, which was invented in 1863 but disppeared in the 1950s. Ken Griffiths' images present the landscape in a rare microscopic depth. Master printer Gerard Aniere printed with many layers of pigment rather than dye. This technique known as carbro printing allowed Ken Griffiths to intricately play with colour, contrast, sharpness and detail, endowing the work with a painterly quality impossible to achieve with modern printing methods. This process is still the only totally permanent colour process to have been invented.

Wu Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

Wu Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

Wu Gorge (after), Three Gorges, 2004

Wu Gorge (after), Three Gorges, 2004

Qutang Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

Qutang Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

Qutang Gorge (after), Three Gorges, 2004

Qutang Gorge (after), Three Gorges, 2004

Xiling Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

Xiling Gorge (before), Three Gorges, 2002

Xiling Gorge (after), Three Gorges, 2004

Xiling Gorge (after), Three Gorges, 2004

Building the Dam, Three Gorges, 2002

Building the Dam, Three Gorges, 2002

Yangzi River, Three Gorges, 2004

Yangzi River, Three Gorges, 2004

Rice Paddies, Yeo Territory

Rice Paddies, Yeo Territory

Three Knives, Three Gorges, 2002

Three Knives, Three Gorges, 2002

Misty Tributary, Guilin

Misty Tributary, Guilin

Telephone Lines, Guilin

Telephone Lines, Guilin

Shop Exterior, Guilin

Shop Exterior, Guilin

Shop Interior, Guilin

Shop Interior, Guilin

Musician, Guilin

Musician, Guilin

Street Scene, Guilin

Street Scene, Guilin

Drain Cover, Shanghai, China

Drain Cover, Shanghai, China

Bulls Swimming, Guilin

Bulls Swimming, Guilin

Three Women, Yeo Territory

Three Women, Yeo Territory

Girl, Three Gorges

Girl, Three Gorges

Young Girls, West China

Young Girls, West China

Mother & Children, West China

Mother & Children, West China

Buddhist Children, Bhutan

Buddhist Children, Bhutan

Dancer, Bhutan

Dancer, Bhutan

Governor, Bhutan

Governor, Bhutan

Tiger's Nest, Bhutan

Tiger's Nest, Bhutan

Harper's Bazaar

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