Holli Kalina

Holli is an artist/photographer based on the Isle of Wight, whose work explores people and land through the lens of her camera. By using large format analogue and contemporary digital media, her work embraces a dialogue with photographic history, while attempting to document and offer commentary on contemporary society.

“What began as an academic study of the Isle of Wight landscape developed into something more introspective as I allowed reminiscence to inform what felt important to me. As I walked the ancient footpaths crisscrossing the island, I pondered the nature of the photograph as both tangible objet d’art, and catalyst for remembrance and reminiscence. The resulting photographs, printed in my journal, and on silver gelatin paper for the gallery wall, serve to remind us that the history of the land and the history of the individual are eternally intertwined.”