Page 3 - Digital catalog Midnight Modern VI (Tom Blachford, Australia)

Working at the intersec�on of long exposure photography and explora�on of the built environment, Tom
Blachford’s fine art photographs seek to transform predictable and known environments into surreal and dreamlike

worlds.

Obsessed with capturing the moments of clarity, colour and mystery that exist just beyond the limits of our human
percep�on, Blachford explores the ability for his camera to bridge our worlds to dark worlds beyond our reach.

Cap�vated by architecture, not only for its sculptural forms, Blachford’s images of homes, towns and suburbs act as
the the stage for unwriten narra�ves that implore the viewer to script their own drama happening behind the

walls of each scene.

Using only exis�ng light sources - the full moon (Midnight Modern), the neon lights of Tokyo (Nihon Noir) or the
harsh street lights of LA (Noct Angeles), Blachford hunts for the overlooked cinema�c moments in the everyday

and works to dis�l them with a sense of mystery, unease and wonder.

Tom’s work has been featured widely in architectural, art and design press around the world and has been
exhibited and collected by art lovers across Australia, Europe and the USA.

The monograph “Midnight Modern: Palm Springs Under the Full Moon” was released by New York publisher
powerhouse Books.

“Midnight Modern V” and will release the catalogue on the series “Midnight Modern VI” in November 2023.
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