Shaun Murawski

Statement

In a world that commodifies attention, Shaun’s photographs serve as portals to the moments we frequently overlook – the dappled sunlight on warmed concrete, dust dancing in the room from the recently departed. These instances are not captured; they are woven into the fabric of the images. The profound weight of now is what he pushes against as he presses the shutter.

These moments are not just pixels on a screen; they are conduits of emotion, inviting you to experience the sensation of being there, at that precise moment.

On occasion poetry provides an accompaniment to his work, to lend light to the dense shadows and silhouettes that often frame the images.

Shaun’s work is an offering, inviting you to pause and immerse yourself in the fragments of time we are granted to keep.

GlogauAIR Project

In a society where discussions about death remain untoward, I aim to start a conversation through photography. This project will document poignant moments, textures of grief, and subtle signs of remembrance. When my mother died unexpectedly in the middle of the pandemic, I was unable to find closure in the usual forms of public and communal grieving.

This has led me to pursue a larger and more profound dialogue on the inevitable yet often unspoken aspect of life.

Open studios and public feedback will form the communal aspect that was lacking in my experience, allowing for both growth and a conversation where there was previously only solitary reflection.

Writing and Photography

CV Summary

Education

• 2009 HND Photography & Digital Imaging – Reid Kerr College
• 2008 HNC Photography & Digital Imaging – Reid Kerr College
• 2007 NQ Black & White Film Photography – North Glasgow College

Selected Works

• Portrait of The Queen – 2010 – Present, The Scottish Parliament, Holyrood.
• Portrait of Sir Alfred Cuschieri – 2012 – Present, Dundee University.

Publications and Media

• 2022 – “I Feel Visited”
• 2021 – Street Level Photoworks – Artist Talk
• 2021 – “Boketto” – Self Published
• 2011 – The Scotsman
• 2011 – Reuters
• 2011 – STV News – interview
• 2011 – BBC – interview

Gallery