Fractured Whispers
Using gum bichromate printing and foraged pigments, the project explores the endangered Celtic rainforests of western Scotland as spaces of mythology, memory, perception, and material connection.
Ian Phillips-McLaren is a British fine art photographer, artist, and educator based in London and working across the UK. His multidisciplinary practice blends analogue photography, alternative photographic processes, mixed media, and sound — combining traditional craft with contemporary fine art vision.
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British Fine Art Photographer • London • Alternative Process Specialist • Artist & Educator
British artist and educator working across photography, painting, and printmaking, exploring memory, identity, and the materiality of image-making.
Through projects such as A Moment’s Existence and Fractured Whispers, I combine analogue photography, hand-made materials, and mixed-media processes to create layered, tactile work — reflecting on transformation, mortality, and the subtle relationship between the physical and symbolic.
Using gum bichromate printing and foraged pigments, the project explores the endangered Celtic rainforests of western Scotland as spaces of mythology, memory, perception, and material connection.
An ongoing self-portrait series combining analogue paper negatives with ancient Roman sculpture to explore identity, performance, and the construction of self.
Photographed through rain-streaked windscreens and fading light, the work explores atmosphere, memory, and the emotional landscape of East Anglia.
The Burn, Glen Nant, from the series Fractured Whispers — gum bichromate print exploring the Scottish Celtic rainforest.
Craft. Vision. Legacy.
British artist and educator working across photography, painting, and printmaking, exploring memory, identity, and the materiality of image-making.
Rooted in analogue photography, alternative printing, my practice embraces hand-crafted processes, precision, and the enduring value of physical prints and objects.
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Through photography, painting, sound, and sculptural forms, I create fine art work that explores memory, myth, perception, and transformation — often drawing on Jungian psychology and material experimentation.
With nearly four decades in fine art photography and education, I offer mentoring, workshops, and one-to-one guidance from my London base, supporting photographers and artists who want to deepen their craft, develop meaningful work, and refine their creative voice.
London Fine Art Photographer & Alternative Process Artist
I offer mentoring & workshops in analogue processes, salt printing, and creative development.
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