At The Gallery... /  by Shaun Armstrong

Viewers viewing.

I visit many galleries and exhibitions, especially Tate Modern and my more local MK Gallery.

This is a rolling personal project of impromptu images capturing visitors interacting with exhibits.

Teatro Container: La Cucina Pùblica /  by Shaun Armstrong

Community engagement documenting; part of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival.

Travelling from Valpariso, Chile to West Bletchley, Teatro Container were searching for local stories about recipes, aromas and customs and what they mean for memory; gathering and sharing experiences from around the world.

The temporary shipping container “La Cucina Pùblica”, with its kitchen inside, acted as a pop-up base for local residents to drop in and engage with the company; chatting, making and preparing food ahead of a performance about migration and a community meal which all contributed to, from making, to setting up, to clearing away. Leaving just memories.

The Hat District - Heritage Regeneration - The Culture Trust, Luton /  by Shaun Armstrong

Commission from 2017 to 2022 documenting a capital project transforming and regenerating a cluster of former hat-making factories into a vibrant creative-industries eco-system by The Culture Trust, Luton.

Aspects included documenting the spaces from dilapidation to re-occupation and all at-work development processes in between, along with artistic abstraction of building and process details, textures and space evolution, through to marketing and occupancy promotion.

Shop: Limited Edition prints These Walls Tell Stories

Book (feat. 120+ of my photographs):- Luton Hat District: A Creative Cluster in The Making - read more | buy book & print

Blog Post: Photography Exhibition:- These Walls Tell Stories - The Departure Lounge Gallery, Luton 2018

Black Culture Market - Luton /  by Shaun Armstrong

Reportage commission from this welcoming, vibrant and fun gathering of people and products drawn from the local black community in Luton as part of the celebration for Black History Month 2022. Facilitated by The Culture Trust.

Bletchley Park - Official Photography /  by Shaun Armstrong

6-Year Commission from 2011 to 2016 to undertake all Official Photography for the internationally famous WWII codebreaking/intelligence factory during their pivotal period of significant fund-raising, regeneration and expansion, extending to:

  • Official Guidebooks image content (visitor attraction and interaction)

  • Documenting £multi-million Heritage Lottery Fund regeneration and expansion capital project (3 years in parallel).

  • Retail Products (Postcards, Top Trumps, Monopoly, Calendars) and content for independent books and magazines.

  • Exclusive Royal Rota Documenting: HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; HRH Duchess of Cornwall, HRH Duke of York, HRH Duke of Kent)

  • Behind the Scenes documenting The Bletchley Circle TV Series

  • Official Book Launches, Lectures and VIP Openings.

  • Annual Veterans Reunions (2012 to 2016)

IF: Milton Keynes International Festival /  by Shaun Armstrong

I’ve been commissioned as the official documentary photographer for IF: Milton Keynes International Festival since its inception in 2010 to date (2024), capturing each biennial event and all the cultural celebration events in between.

Artists and performers from around the world are gathered to deliver 10 amazing days of diverse performance and public cultural engagement to thousands of people, to critical acclaim.

Unstaged Images. The performances. The locations. The crowds. The interactions. The special moments.

These documentary images have been featured across the web, social media, promotional materials, national media and presentations and official funder reports and applications.

Artwork Installation - The Pinnacle - Mazars LLP /  by Shaun Armstrong

Bespoke multiple-artwork installations designed and created for Mazars LLP Regional Office, Central Milton Keynes.

Two themes: Bletchley Park Codebreakers for front-office Reception, dividable conference space and various meeting rooms. Board Games for back-office meeting rooms and breakout spaces.

End-to-End project covered: concept planning, artwork creation from my original © photography, layout design, artwork production and installation liaison.

Included large, floating dibond panels, full-wall vinyl graphics and a unique office wall clock based on the reverse detail of a Bombe machine drum.

Back Office Meeting rooms: Board Games

To discuss ideas and practicalities for your own bespoke artwork commission for private, commercial or public display, please get in touch

Artwork Installation - The Exchange - Unilever plc / Goodman plc /  by Shaun Armstrong

Commission to undertake extensive building-wide artwork installation at The Exchange Building at Colworth Science Park, a joint venture between Unilever plc and Goodman plc.

End-to-End 2-year project included: concept planning, artwork creation from my original © photography developed onsite, artwork production and installation liaison.

Twenty-two artworks spread across large, wall-mounted, acrylic panels and full-height vinyl graphics.

Theme: Abstraction of innovative processes and machinery undertaken at Unilever’s R&D site. Centred around ice cream and tea production methods and popular brands such as Magnum and Lipton’s.

Over a number of days I was allowed access to a variety of restricted spaces to create source imagery from what I saw. Details of machines and natural products in various stages of development and testing.

From there I created a number of abstract and bold artworks from selected images; adding colour and texture to patterns and shapes I observed and photographed which remained unaltered. All artworks are single images with no digital compositing so each can trace a path back to one source; adding a story to what at first glance is random patterns.

A booklet was also produced to accompany the installation, telling the story behind the artwork for both education and appreciation.

To discuss ideas and practicalities for your own bespoke artwork commission for private, commercial or public display, please get in touch

Woods Hardwick Architects - Core Branding /  by Shaun Armstrong

Commission from a design company to create both literal and abstract interpretations of a portfolio of commercial and residential developments by architects Woods Hardwick, Bedford UK.

These images, composed with my own art direction, are designed to showcase a ‘cutting edge’ and forward-thinking brand with an emphasis on quality contemporary, but functional, design.

ArtAutoArt - Artwork for Display /  by Shaun Armstrong

Original car art. Abstraction of details and lines of high-performance cars.

Images shown are cropped squares, click for full artwork.

Available to buy as large signed-limited edition, composite metal panels for internal or sheltered outdoor locations.

Commissions undertaken.

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