Lucinda Chua ™/ Text / Adrianne McKenzie/ Photography / Lucinda Chua
1st March 2008

What interests me most about photography is the fact that it is totally subjective in what it can represent’

So says Lucinda Chua, a young photography graduate whose development is certainly something to watch out for this year. Her photographs have such character and depth as they portray undetermined, yet implied narratives, which leave the audience curious for more.One of her first influences was Wolfgang Tillmans. Since seeing his exhibition at the Tate Modern, Chua started doing portraiture photography of her friends. Over time Chua’s style developed due to her strong interest in film and cinema. David Lynch, Ingmar Bergman and War Kai Wong, film directors who use of light is very carefully considered in their films, have all had an influence on her style.

‘I am also a little bit in awe of Hiroshi Suggimoto’s series of cinema theatres’

Her still images give a similar impression as a Hopper painting would in the sense that there is a moment of vacuity or void captured in her work, which in turn is very beautiful. She works on medium and large format film and spends a lot of time setting up and‘staging’ her shots so that everything she wants to shoot is as intended before going ahead with the photo shoot.

‘With point and shoot photography you can get some great pictures but it’s usually by chance. If you know what you are doingwith a camera and why you are doing it, theoretically you can make sure that each picture is something you want.’

Lucinda recently took part in Channel 4 photography competition ‘Picture This’. This involved six participants working towards getting their own exhibition and book published under the watchful eye of established photographers such as Jonathan Olley and Martin Parr, who also served as their mentors. Working so closely with competitors in a regulated environment allowed Chua to explore h;er talent even further. Her advice to aspiring photographers is

‘If it is something you really want, be prepared to work really hard. Go to exhibitions, read magazines, read books, take pictures, show your work to as many people as possible and stick to what you love doing.’

At the moment Chua is currently working with an agent and has a residency in Vermont. Her works can be seen online at www.lucindachua.co.uk

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