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Comment: This reads too promotional for me. Also, as the subject of the article, please cease working on this article and let others take over, as it is not allowed to write an article about yourself, even after announcing the COI. Ktkvtsh (talk) 16:32, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I am the subject of the article and therefore have a conflict of interest. I believe I am notable under WP:PHOTOGRAPHER. For notability purposes, see CNN. WIRED and Hypebeast articles.MrBumpTiger (talk) 15:23, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
Alastair Philip Wiper | |
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| Alma mater | Southampton University |
| Known for | Industrial photography |
| Website | alastairphilipwiper.com |
Alastair Philip Wiper is a British photographer known for taking provocative photos of industrial or scientific facilities, such as factories and laboratories. His photography work has been published in several photography books and displayed in exhibitions.
Biography
[edit]Alastair Philip Wiper grew up in Guildford, England.[1] He attended the University of Southampton, where he earned a degree in philosophy and politics at age 21.[1] After moving to Denmark in the early 2000’s, Wiper began working as a graphic designer for artist and fashion designer Henrik Vibskov.[2] Wiper transitioned into being a photographer while working for Vibskov.[2][3]
Wiper's interest in industrial photography began in 2009, after seeing photographs of power plants and manufacturing facilities taken by Wolfgang Sievers and Maurice Broomfield in the mid-1900s.[3][4][5] After Toyota refused to let Wiper into their manufacturing plant to take photos,[4] a family friend helped Wiper get into a printing facility in England. The photographs he took there started his career in industrial photography.[5]
Wiper became known for photographs of industrial areas rarely seen by the public.[6] As of 2020, Wiper has photographed about 125 locations in 25 countries.[5]
Photography
[edit]Alastair Philip Wiper is a photographer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for taking provocative photos of industrial settings.[3] For example, one of his most notable works is a series on a pig processing plant in Horsens, Denmark.[3] He's also photographed the CERN nuclear research center,[7] Spam food manufacturing plants,[8] Adidas shoe factories,[9] a sex doll factory[10] and others. His photographs of Nike's headquarters were shown at the Vitra Design Museum in an exhibit called Nike: Form Follows Motion.[2]
Wiper is the author of several photography books. In 2020, he published "Unintended Beauty",[3] which focuses on the “accidental aesthetics” of modern industry and science.[10] Many photographs in the book were displayed in exhibits at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London and Musée des Arts Décoratifs et du Design in Bordeaux, France.[11] In 2023, he published the book "Building Stories".[12] It features photos of a nuclear weapons facilities, the childhood home of Steve Jobs, Nevada casinos, and other buildings.[13] Wiper also authored "The Art of Impossible: The Bang & Olufsen Story" in 2015. That book focuses on the history of consumer electronics brand Bang & Olufsen.[14][15]
Wiper said he intends for his photographs to show its audience something they haven't seen before, while leaving the audience to form their own opinion about the subject of the picture.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A Conversation with Alastair Philip Wiper". Norse Projects Journal. April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c Estiler, Keith (September 11, 2024). "Through the Lens: Alastair Philip Wiper". Hypebeast. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Frearson, Amy (March 19, 2020). "I don't want my pictures to tell people what they should think" says Alastair Philip Wiper". Dezeen. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Gosling, Emily (February 19, 2020). "From sausage factories to CERN: photographer Alastair P Wiper's new book". Creative Review. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c Nast, Condé; Mallonee, Laura (March 9, 2020). "The Intricate, Unintended Beauty of Factories and Labs". WIRED. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Crawford, Fiona (September 1, 2022). "Feet First". Big Issue Australia.
- ^ Holland, Oscar (February 28, 2020). "The unintended beauty of machines". CNN. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Frearson, Amy (January 15, 2017). "Alastair Philip Wiper photographs the Tulip Pork Luncheon Meat factory". Dezeen. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Yalcinkaya, Gunseli (February 10, 2018). "Alastair Philip Wiper goes behind the scenes at Adidas for new photos". Dezeen. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Nast, Condé; Bedingfield, Will (March 9, 2020). "This is what a sex robot looks like under its fake flesh". WIRED. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Ebert, Grace (February 7, 2020). "Framing Pattern and Symmetry, Unintended Beauty Explores Intricacies of Industrial Spaces". Colossal. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Mohan, Aarthi (January 6, 2024). "'Building Stories' is Alastair Wiper's cinematic exploration of architectural narratives". Stir World.
- ^ Frearson, Amy (November 20, 2023). "Eight Alastair Philip Wiper photographs that turn architecture into fantasy". Dezeen. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Nast, Condé; Rhodes, Margaret (December 17, 2015). "Go behind the scenes at Bang & Olufsen, birthplace of some the world's most beautiful gadgets". WIRED. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Steven, Rachael (November 3, 2015). "Photographer Alastair Philip Wiper's new book tells the story of Bang & Olufsen's design". Creative Review. Retrieved September 18, 2024.