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Ajamu X - Back, Ajamu 2025
Professionally printed on 10x12 Arches 88 fine art matte paper, 100% cotton-rag.
from a new body of work, An Exquisite Texture of Light
The work foregrounds the sensual material attributes of the fine art print, tonalities, gesture, shadows and form counter to the' flattening out' of the work by black queer photographers to said notions of identity thinking and representation.
Ajamu X (FRPS) is a darkroom/fine art photographic artist and archive curator. His practice places the sensual-material attributes of process and production at the centre of the work with a subject matter similarly focused on pleasure, intimacies and sensuality. He works with early analogue printing processes; in particular the Platinum print. His studio-based constructed imagery privileges those tangible/tactile sensuous elements of a socially engaged photographic practice which literally/metaphorically rubs up against the flattening out of black queer photographic practices to simple and staid notions of identity – thinking, representation and a socio-political framing.
His work has been exhibited in many prestigious museums, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide. In 2022, he was canonised by The Trans Pennine Travelling Sisters as the Patron Saint of Darkrooms and received an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society. Tate has recently published a monograph on his work as part of their Tate Photography Series April 2025.
His work sits within many private and public collections including: The Rose Art Museum, GOMA, Autograph, Tate Britain, Arts Council of England, The Walker Gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Martin Parr Foundation.
“I am supporting Photofusionn for its long standing history in Brixton as there are very few independent institions dedicated to photography and with darkroom spaces. It has over decades through its workshops, mentoring schemes, exhitions, artists talks provided a creative space for all kinds of photographers including emerging and, many in its early years have gone on to establish successful careers.” -Ajamu X
Print is unsigned. Your purchase will contain a letter of authenticity from Photofusion noting Title of Print, Photographer and signed by Photofusion's Director. Due to all printing being completed expertly in-house, please allow a period of up to 28 days for your order to be shipped.
Professionally printed on 10x12 Arches 88 fine art matte paper, 100% cotton-rag.
from a new body of work, An Exquisite Texture of Light
The work foregrounds the sensual material attributes of the fine art print, tonalities, gesture, shadows and form counter to the' flattening out' of the work by black queer photographers to said notions of identity thinking and representation.
Ajamu X (FRPS) is a darkroom/fine art photographic artist and archive curator. His practice places the sensual-material attributes of process and production at the centre of the work with a subject matter similarly focused on pleasure, intimacies and sensuality. He works with early analogue printing processes; in particular the Platinum print. His studio-based constructed imagery privileges those tangible/tactile sensuous elements of a socially engaged photographic practice which literally/metaphorically rubs up against the flattening out of black queer photographic practices to simple and staid notions of identity – thinking, representation and a socio-political framing.
His work has been exhibited in many prestigious museums, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide. In 2022, he was canonised by The Trans Pennine Travelling Sisters as the Patron Saint of Darkrooms and received an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society. Tate has recently published a monograph on his work as part of their Tate Photography Series April 2025.
His work sits within many private and public collections including: The Rose Art Museum, GOMA, Autograph, Tate Britain, Arts Council of England, The Walker Gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum and Martin Parr Foundation.
“I am supporting Photofusionn for its long standing history in Brixton as there are very few independent institions dedicated to photography and with darkroom spaces. It has over decades through its workshops, mentoring schemes, exhitions, artists talks provided a creative space for all kinds of photographers including emerging and, many in its early years have gone on to establish successful careers.” -Ajamu X
Print is unsigned. Your purchase will contain a letter of authenticity from Photofusion noting Title of Print, Photographer and signed by Photofusion's Director. Due to all printing being completed expertly in-house, please allow a period of up to 28 days for your order to be shipped.