Martyn James Bull
Works
Space.
Place.
Time.
Inspired by the
changing sense of
being here, right now.
Featured Work
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LANDSCAPE Series
Landscape photography by Martyn James Bull. Buy limited edition prints of Thames Valley landscapes featuring the now decommissioned Didcot Power Station. Printed on high-quality materials, these archival prints capture the area’s natural beauty and historical transformation. Contact work@martynjbull.net to purchase.
How I think about making
My work is influenced by science, technology, landscape and architecture and spans print, installation and digital.
I return to the themes of place, space and time the most. I have a sense of documentary, archiving, curating that runs through my making.
There is only ever one moment in space and time that I can ever be here, right now. A solo observer preserving that moment for it to last longer and take on new meaning for observers looking back in time.
I work digitally in photo and video and graphics, and I think a lot about expanding the frame of the normal to investigate composition changes, image manipulation, and modes of display to enhance what I experienced at the moment I made the image. The cameras do not always see to represent the completeness of the reality.
Print works release imagery that is ‘trapped’ in the digital world so that it can become physically real. My aim in the manipulation is to convey a sense of the place where the image is recorded, but at the same time create a new place that draws the viewer in and immerses them in the detail of the image.
Works
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60 Pieces of Architecture
60 original photographs taken by Martyn James Bull for inspiration and use within Interactive Fiction projects.
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Gibberd’s Viewpoints
Frederick Gibberd and Martyn James Bull compare photos of the impact of Didcot Power Station on the Thames valley landscape
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How beautiful can a power station sound?
Turbine Hall (Frequency Mix) is a sound recording from inside Didcot Power Station in its last week of working in 2013.
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On Aldeburgh Beach
Fishermen at Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk, UK, unload their catch at sunrise, with the tranquil sea providing a picturesque backdrop. The short film captures the serene atmosphere and features a conversation about the day’s catch.
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