A Blanket of Woven Shadows

Photographer David Copeland transports us into a world of dark and light, making us feel uneasy and captivated at the same time. He creates a connection to the viewer not by showing us familiar places but creating an emotional connection.

Photography David Copeland 

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… Lyrics borrowed from a song comforting, yet cold.

Exploring states of mind that move between darkness and light. 

Interested in landscapes power to delight and disturb and continuing to explore psychology, landscape, and place, 'A Blanket of Woven Shadows' engages with photography's ability to convey and evoke conflicting emotional qualities.  


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“Using atmosphere and light, 'the beautiful in the banal, familiarity and distance to provoke an unwarranted psychological connection and empathy, perhaps a ‘sense of place’, but more a state of mind.”


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“In the heightened awareness that comes when walking through a landscape known so well, the work abstracts place in its search for something more.”


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About David

David Copeland, who is based in Northern Ireland, holds a first-class hons degree in Photography from Ulster University (2017) where he also completed his MFA in Photography, graduating with distinction (2020). 

David’s work utilises conceptual and documentary approaches to explore states of mind, place, and the boundaries physical and psychological that can hold us in-between. Interested in Landscapes’ power to both delight and disturb, David continues to explore psychology, landscape, and place.

To see more of his work, visit his website or follow him on Instagram

‘A Blanket of Woven Shadows’ is currenlty on show until 2nd October 2021 at Belfast Exposed


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