I had quit a set of creative consultation contracts I had, I was running out of money and I was so so keen to do something bigger than the projects I had become used to. Faith came about from me essentially losing my way a little. I’m friends with their CEO, and had for a while been banging on to him about my then indie show Faith and how much love I was putting into it. Maddox and I have for a while now been in one and other’s orbit. How did you come to work with Maddox on this show? How did you select and create work for it, and why did you settle on the title of Faith? I’m inspired by what we, tribally as humans, have in common and the structures built around individuals that inevitably divide them. Spending time trying to understand polar perspectives on topics to narrow down the commonalities between parties. Cultivating new ideas for us is having new conversations. In western society, the human spirit is being tested by the noise.
More often than not, people want to be ‘right’ and refuse to be ‘wrong’… It’s stupid, antiquated and more transparent than ever. We’re targeted and it’s beginning to become kind of difficult for us to find our feet. There’s a cacophony of agendas, data, ideas and companies trying to sell us stuff. Right now, we’re in this strange place where a million voices ring in our ears. I think forever as civilisations we’ve had to organise and overcome rough things to find new ways to live our lives. Nukem: A study of the human spirit really alludes to the fact that right now, we’re in a pretty confusing time. How do you begin to unpack this idea? What is your process when it comes to cultivating new ideas? Spear’s: Your work is a ‘study of the human spirit in the 21st century’. To unravel these various motifs, Spear’s caught up with the photographer to get his thoughts ahead of the show’s opening. Taking place at Maddox Gallery Mayfair, the result is a show that blends together romantic, socially conscious and urban imageries.
THE REFRAME BRIAN MADDOX SERIES
it’s an ambitious undertaking, as Nukem confronts a multitude of contemporary themes such as hedonism, online trolls, materialism and more in a series of 21 high-scale works. The show boldly aims to reframe what it calls the idea of ‘righteousness’ as it is commonly understood. London-based photographer Haris Nukem tackles a personal ‘captivation with spirituality’ at his latest show, Faith, which begins on the 6 th of September. Arun Kakar talks to photographer Haris Nukem about what to expect from his upcoming show at London’s Maddox Gallery
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