Garry Fabian Miller: working methods
Garry Fabian Miller discusses the concepts behind his camera-less photography from his studio in Dartmoor
Garry Fabian Miller
Garry Fabian Miller is one of the most progressive figures in fine art photography. Born in 1957, he has made exclusively 'camera-less' photographs since the mid 1980s. He works in the darkroom, shining light through coloured glass vessels and over cut-paper shapes to create forms that record directly onto photographic paper. These rudimentary methods recall the earliest days of photography, when the effects of light on sensitised paper seemed magical.
Collection highlights
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‘Night Tower 3’, dye destruction print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 2001, UK -
Breathing in the Beech Wood, Homeland, Dartmoor, Twenty-Four Days of Sunlight, dye destruction print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 2004, Devon, England -
February 10th – 15th 1991, dye destruction print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 1991, UK -
February 10th – 15th 1991, dye destruction print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 1991, UK -
Becoming Magma 2, dye destruction print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 2004, Devon, UK -
Reed With Eight Cuts, dye-destruction colour print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 1985, Lincolnshire, England
Features
Header image: 'Breathing in the Beech Wood, Homeland, Dartmoor, Twenty-Four Days of Sunlight', dye destruction print, by Garry Fabian Miller, 2004. Museum no. E.529-2005. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London