EMILY GILLIATT | «Love me»
24 Julho 2025 16h00
EMILY GILLIATT | Love me
Open Studio | 24-25-26-27 July 2025, 16:00-20:00
Artist Talk | 24 July 2025, 18h00
Artist Talk | 24 July 2025, 18h00
Zaratan presents Love me, a pop-up exhibition by artist-in-residence Emily Gilliatt. Developed during her month at the gallery, this body of photographic work is a poignant exploration of grief and reflection following the recent loss of her grandmother in July 2024. The title pays homage to her grandmother's characteristic sign-off—a phrase both direct and affectionate.
Gilliatt’s process became a form of personal therapy, capturing mundane, lived-in details alongside unconventional self-portraits taken using only her mouth. This vulnerable act highlights the exhibition's central theme: the importance of pausing to sit with life's uncomfortable moments. Her images create a space for stillness, suggesting that profound meaning is found not in what’s next, but in what simply is.
Shooting exclusively on 35mm film, Gilliatt embraces the lo-fi aesthetic and inherent imperfections of the medium. These blurs and flaws are not errors but invitations for the viewer to look closer, prompting a reflection on their own imperfections and the value of sitting in personal discomfort.
The exhibition is complemented by an artist talk with Emily Gilliatt on Thursday, July 24th, at 6:00 PM. A limited-edition risograph poster, produced in collaboration with Stolen Prints, will also be released.
Gilliatt’s process became a form of personal therapy, capturing mundane, lived-in details alongside unconventional self-portraits taken using only her mouth. This vulnerable act highlights the exhibition's central theme: the importance of pausing to sit with life's uncomfortable moments. Her images create a space for stillness, suggesting that profound meaning is found not in what’s next, but in what simply is.
Shooting exclusively on 35mm film, Gilliatt embraces the lo-fi aesthetic and inherent imperfections of the medium. These blurs and flaws are not errors but invitations for the viewer to look closer, prompting a reflection on their own imperfections and the value of sitting in personal discomfort.
The exhibition is complemented by an artist talk with Emily Gilliatt on Thursday, July 24th, at 6:00 PM. A limited-edition risograph poster, produced in collaboration with Stolen Prints, will also be released.
BIOGRAPHY:
EMILY GILLIATT is a British photographer from Louth, Lincolnshire. She graduated in 2021 with a degree in Fashion Communication and Promotion; where she specialised in Photography and got shortlisted for the Graduate Fashion Week, Fashion Photography award. While studying she found herself gravitating towards visual communication and expanded her knowledge of various photographic techniques. Not only does she find this to be the best expression for her as an artist but she also enjoys creating tactile elements by using traditional analogue methods. Her chosen format to shoot imagery in is currently 35mm film as she personally finds the gravitational pull to her images to be more intense and thought provoking. Thereby bridging the gap between the viewer and creating a visceral response; she believes that by creating Lo-Fi aesthetics adds an immediate character and depth to the work.
EMILY GILLIATT is a British photographer from Louth, Lincolnshire. She graduated in 2021 with a degree in Fashion Communication and Promotion; where she specialised in Photography and got shortlisted for the Graduate Fashion Week, Fashion Photography award. While studying she found herself gravitating towards visual communication and expanded her knowledge of various photographic techniques. Not only does she find this to be the best expression for her as an artist but she also enjoys creating tactile elements by using traditional analogue methods. Her chosen format to shoot imagery in is currently 35mm film as she personally finds the gravitational pull to her images to be more intense and thought provoking. Thereby bridging the gap between the viewer and creating a visceral response; she believes that by creating Lo-Fi aesthetics adds an immediate character and depth to the work.
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