What do you do? I'm a photographer and filmmaker. I take portraits - usually in dark places, of natural (sometimes unknowing) subjects in natural light. I try to match the light you see with your eyes. My films often start mid sentence and are short. I like pictures.
When did you get into it? I started film making when about eight-year-old - my dad was a media teacher and would bring home the shoulder-mounted VHS cameras from school and we'd make videos. I started photography about 3 years ago - it's a natural progression when you love working with colour and light.
Who or what influences you as an artist? Cinema influences my photography. Wes Anderson and the Cohen Brothers influence my films, so does pretty much everything that happens to me, especially conversations with girls and the quarter of the day we spend awake while it's night-time outside.
What's your biggest achievement/proudest moment so far? When I exhibit my prints and get good feedback it gives me a massive thrill, and I think it's going to for a while. I'm kinda new to the feeling of being seen as a visual artist. The music video I produced for The Andi and George Band appearing on Rage was a big moment also.
What are your plans for the future? Travelling - I'm leaving town on August 17, on what I hope to be an epic South American journey. I'll be working on my portraiture the whole trip - eventually I want to turn my photography to factual work and photojournalism.
What makes you laugh? That part of the day when everyone is tired, exasperated and all you can do is giggle, and enjoy the way everyone is equally incompetent. I enjoy watching big business squirm.
What pisses you off? Conservative politics. Discrimination. Noise restrictions.
What's your opinion of the local scene? It's big, and it's healthy. It has a bit of the 'small town' mentality, but that's okay, because Canberra totally is a small town in many ways. Everyone helps each other. There is frost in winter.
What are your upcoming performances/exhibitions? For the next year I'll be out of the country, but keep an eye on my website! I'll be taking a lot of photos, and actively maintaining my online presence. Join my Facebook group to stay in the loop - my ghostly apparition will be here in spirit...
Contact Info www.asherfloyd.com or 0405 822 632 if you need me really fast.
