Johno Mellish (b. 1991) constructs his photographic mise-en-scènes by combining history, memory and imagination. Sourcing imagery from both traditional media channels and vernacular photographs, he composes fictional narratives which mirror our post-truth, fragmented, and data- driven society. As a trained filmmaker and cinematographer, Mellish plays on serialism which shapes and informs his visual language. His ability to capture his audience – creating characters and locations in transition – give his works a certain mysticism. Represented in collections both locally and abroad, he was selected as a focus artist during AKAA 2019 in Paris, where academic Ashraf Jamal described his work, “Mellish is a visual DJ, a master of the remix. If his images seem novel and ‘unexpected’ it is also because, in his world, everything is up for grabs, everything can be reassigned a ‘new’ or different meaning. This process is not only a matter of shifting perspective, it is also the result of the deterritorialization (Deleuze and Guattari) and defamiliarization (Brecht) of the images. In Mellish’s photographs nothing possesses its essence, everything – the images content and reason for being – is, in effect, anti-and-post-essential. ” Mellish is represented in collections around the world, including the A4, Brundyn and Scheryn Collections. His work has been featured in publications including Die Zeit and Metal Magazine. In November 2021 THK Gallery presented a Solo exhibition by Mellish in the Curiosa Section of Paris Photo. He was one of only 15 projects selected by curator Shoair Mavlian for the section of the fair dedicated to emerging art.

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