Ralph Whitehead

Lives and works in London, UK

b. 1977

Ralph Whitehead borrows elements of fashion photography and weaves them into narratives that explore themes of duality, transformation, and process. His work examines the relationship between light and darkness, aiming to connect the viewer directly with this dichotomy. Seeking a dialogue between calm and disquiet, tension and serenity, the beautiful and the repulsive, he invites us to see darkness as a more familiar space. Probing the dynamic interplay of opposites is his main field of investigation, using these relationships as a foundation from which to draw understanding and insight into humanity’s struggles.

Born and raised in Italy, Whitehead moved to London to complete his postgraduate studies in Physics and Mathematics at Imperial College and UCL. Gradually, he transitioned into a full-time career as an artist, working in both fine art and fashion photography. His interest in experimentation with ideas and materials continues to form an integral part of his practice as he pushes the boundaries of the medium.

Born 1977 in Rome, Italy
Lives and works in London, UK
2001-2002
MSc Financial Mathematics, King’s College London, UK
1999-2001
MSc Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces, Imperial College London, UK
1995-1999
MSci Physics, UCL, London, UK
Solo exhibitions

2025
Phase Transitions, Curated by Katy Vetch, Inspection Pit, West Sussex, UK

2024
Shining darkness – a journey into a black sun, London, UK

2023
Process and Duality, Photobook Café, London, UK

2017
Alchemical Portraits, SHED London, London, UK

2015
Urban Reflections (Light Echoes), Fazenda UK, London, UK

2014
technicolor dreams, Fazenda UK, London, UK

Group exhibitions

2025
Surreality 101, VEFA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2023
Rencontre D’Arles: Open Walls, Galerie Huit, Arles, France

2019
Revela’t Festival, Barcelona, Spain

2016
Photomonth photo open, Rich Mix, London, UK

2015
Photomonth photo open, Rich Mix, London, UK

2014
Light Headed, Gallery320, London, UK
www.ralphwhitehead.com
@photonfixer

Selected works

Phoenix ii, 2025, collage of silverised silver gelatin prints, unique, 81.7 x 61.7 cm (32 1/8 x 24 3/8 in.)

W-Cube, 2023, collage of chromogenic prints, unique, 75.6 x 89.6 cm (29 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.)

Phoenix, 2025, chromogenic print, unique, 43.1 x 38.4 cm (17 x 15 1/8 in.)

Melting Ice Rose, 2024, chromogenic print, unique, 138.8 x 123.6 cm (54 5/8 x 48 5/8 in.)

Unicorn, 2023, chromogenic print, unique, 66 x 51.2 cm (26 x 20 1/8 in.)

Tetra Fish, 2024, chromogenic print, unique, 144.4 x 127 cm (56 7/8 x 50 in.)

Metamorphosis, 2019, mixed media installation with chromogenic print, site specific, 21.8 x 22.2 x 23.3 cm (8 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

Minotaur, 2023, chromogenic print on metallic paper, unique, 103.3 x 76.7 cm (40 5/8 x 30 1/8 in.)

Minotaur / Tetrahedron, 2023, chromogenic print, unique, 63.2 x 52.4 cm (24 7/8 x 20 5/8 in.)

Ralph Whitehead

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