Unified Multiplicity
Photograph by Peter Eastway. Tripdytch. Print Size: 90x112 cm. Edition of 5.

As part of the exhibition process for No Place | No Time, held in Castello Ceconi in Italy, I wrote a series of notes to accompany the Artist Statement and thought they would make an interesting series of newsletter posts.  The accompanying print is a quick iPhone photo of the print on the wall at Castello Ceconi Art Gallery in Italy. 

Your photographs look like paintings - why?

In contemporary life, the photograph has become a thoughtless process and an ubiquitous language. Little care need be taken to record a family event or a restaurant meal and technology makes the process of capturing and sharing seamless.

Technology has also homogenised the language. In fact, technology would like to leave us with just a single language where the photograph is clear, not too dark and full of warm colours which produce more likes on social media.

But don't take my remarks as being disillusioned with photography - far from it. This same technology provides me with capabilities I never dreamed of. In fact, it surprises me so few photographers are emboldened to explore the language of photography in new and different ways.

I guess my work could be seen as a rebellion against photographers who crusade truth and reality as the only acceptable language. A century ago, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston revolted against the pictorial photographers of their time, finding a voice for photography that was separate from the popular pictorial style they felt pressured to resist. I feel a similar pressure today when I'm asked why my photos look like paintings.

Why shouldn't my photography speak like a painting? I think we forget that photography is a multi-dimensional language.

Perhaps I can explain it better by referencing the books we read. We have no trouble differentiating between fiction and non-fiction, perhaps the same courtesy should be extended to photography.

The No Place | No Time exhibition by Peter Eastway and Tony Hewitt opened 4 July 2026 and will remain open at Castello Ceconi in Italy until 31 October 2026. While there is access to the castle grounds at any time, to see the exhibition inside please check the times or make an appointment. You can see more on the Graphistudio website or here: https://graphistudio.myshopify.com/pages/no-place-no-time-exibition-opening