Joseph Ford x MadC, 2024
These are limited edition archival pigment photographs printed on Canson Baryta Prestige 340gsm paper. Joseph signs and numbers each piece on the front.
Edition sizes
60x45cm (23.6" × 17.7") including white border - edition of 15 prints + 2 artist’s proofs.
120x90cm (47.2" × 35.4") including white border - edition of 5 prints + 2 artist’s proofs.
When the edition is sold out, no more prints will be made at that size.
About this picture
I was thrilled to collaborate with famed German artist MadC on this piece. She is renowned for her expansive, outdoor murals that transform spaces into vibrant works of art. They explode with vivid kaleidoscopic colours, seamlessly blended with gradients and transparent overlays. She was the perfect artist to paint the gigantic 225 meter / 740 feet Luzzone dam in Ticino, Switzerland.
I photographed the dam in spring 2022, and gave MadC a 100x70cm print, where she brought her world of colour to this huge grey wall. I returned in 2024 to photograph the completed collaborative piece, slightly later in the year, creating a contrast between the original snowy mountain behind the dam and the verdant early summer foliage visible around the print.
Information about Impossible Street Art
In this project my starting point was to imagine if street artists could work on any surface, not restricted by scale, accessibility, safety or rules. By challenging these conventions I explore the tensions between artistic expression and the restrictions imposed by social norms and governments. I have photographed landscapes that would be amazing for a street artist to paint, but are impossible to paint for real, because they're too big or inaccessible.
I have chosen some of my favourite street artists and given them large photographic prints, which they have painted to create original, hand-made artworks with no digital manipulation.
I then re-shoot each artwork on an easel in its original location, creating captivating windows into a parallel universe where street artists have been given free rein.
These images are created for real, not with CGI or AI.
Blogs & Press
Corriere della Sera
Awards
Art Directors’ Club New York - Merit
AOP Photographers Awards, UK - Silver
Trieste Photo Days, Italy - Finalist
Lishui International Photography Festival, China - Overall festival Gold winner
Applied Arts, Canada
Museums
Lishui Museum of Photography
Note
Picture of print on wall is for illustration - size varies according to which print you purchase.
Only the limited edition prints are for sale, no easel or original painted print included! Photographs and videos are to illustrate the process behind the photographs.
