Hannah Caldwell uses nature’s forms and suspended blooms to explore impermanence, and the tender dualities at the heart of human experience.
As an artist, I use photography as a medium to connect, interpret, and translate the world as I see it. My work is an exploration of human experience and its complexities, reflected in both my fine art practice and commercial work. I am particularly drawn to organic structures and forms, especially the lines in nature that echo the human body. My subjects—life, food, and nature—serve as metaphors for the passage of time, transformation, and impermanence.
For me, photography is an exploration of time itself. Each image is a way to pause forward motion, allowing us to slow down and connect with the emotions a moment evokes. Nature has an inherent rhythm—seasons shift, growth unfolds, and aging leaves its mark—and I aim to document and measure these changes. Being in nature provides me with a sense of calm and reminds me that we are all part of something much larger. Through my work, I hope to reveal the depth, layers, and intricacies of seemingly simple objects, exposing their hidden complexities. Photography gives the illusion of control over time, though in reality, we are powerless to stop its flow.
My latest project, Transience, delves into the duality of human existence—life and death, love and pain, softness and strength. We often see these forces as opposites, but in truth, they are two halves of a whole—each shaped and defined by the presence of the other.
A response to a period of deep introspection and personal loss, Transience explores and attempts to translate the emotions surrounding the impermanent nature of life. The photographs show flowers, which represent life in its physical form, suspended in water, symbolizing the passage of time. I add red toned inks to the water in different densities, the inks diffuse the light, accentuating the softness and depth of the water in which the flowers are submerged. The images have an emotive atmosphere, and a sense of movement, an attempt to capture the essence of life.
Hannah Caldwell has a background in fine art and more than a decade’s experience in the photography industry. As well as food, she loves shooting still life. She infuses all her work with a painterly quality; her images have a clean, minimal feel, with strong graphic lines, while also expressing an appreciation of drama.
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