Chris Younger (b. 1981, Newcastle) is an artist living in rural Durham, UK.
He has a Masters degree (with distinction) in Photography from the University of Sunderland and recently completed an artist residency at Durham University.
Younger was raised on a council estate in an impoverished area of Gateshead and this upbringing informs much of his work, including the locations he chooses to photograph. His highly autobiographical work explores uncertainty and contingency in relation to landscape.
Younger has lived in Durham's Deerness Valley for over a decade and during that time, as his knowledge of the landscape has increased, it has become an important part of his photographic work.
Younger is available for commissions and collaborations: chris@chrisyounger.uk
Recent & Upcoming Exhibitions
Whereness: The Landscape of Uncertainty: September 2019, The People’s Bookshop, Durham.
Forlorn: 7th July - 17th August 2019, Kulturhalle, Tübingen, Germany.
The Clearing: On permanent display from October 2018, Martin Heidegger Museum, Meßkirch, Germany.
The Clearing: 4th - 17th June 2018, part of Durham University and Durham County Council's inaugural Art Durham Festival.
Uncertainty in the Deerness Valley: April - September 2018, solo exhibition of both The Clearing and Whereness: The Landscape of Uncertainty at Ushaw College, Durham.
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