Elliot Wilcox

Wilcox is an emerging and award winning British photographer who sprung to the publics attention by lasting to the final ten of Charles Saatchi's BBC documentary School of Saatchi.

From his site (www.elliottwilcox.co.uk):

"This work examines representations of the enclosed spaces of sports courts. In photographing the empty courts, absent of the fast paced action we are so familiar with, these environments reveal themselves in a new light.

The camera shows details that the viewer can see closely, revealing many subtleties that usually go unnoticed. The vivid stains, ball marks, blood and scratches force the viewer to focus on these details rather than just the court.

The courts have one single use – a ball game, with all their complicated rules and regulations. These normally sub conscious spaces become alive. Much like a gallery space is missed to the artwork, the space of these courts is missed to the sport."