“Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
Timothy Barnes’s abstract and mixed-media works, explore themes like time, memory, and the fragility of human experience. His pieces often involve layered materials to evoke metaphors of time and deconstruction. Timothy's work is conceptual, using texture and form to explore deeper existential questions.
“I was born in Morocco and raised half in England half in Germany. At the age of 22 I picked up a camera and after absolving an internship at the Pinewood Studios in London, I went on to study at the ICP ( International Center of Photography ) in New York. After various residencies in England, Scotland and Germany, I currently live in Hamburg.
My artistic development arises from an uprooting since I grew up in two worlds. In no world truly accepted ( in England I was German and vice versa) I started looking at my environment from a different angle. In my early years as a photographer, I depicted people in a disconnected manner from each other and from their surroundings. Later, I removed these individuals even further by leaving them out completely. The result would be somewhat empty and otherworldly. I had transferred my detachment to my observed environment and in return I was asking about its and my own meaning and existence. “
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
William Shakespeare
Macbeth
Timothy Barnes’s abstract and mixed-media works, explore themes like time, memory, and the fragility of human experience. His pieces often involve layered materials to evoke metaphors of time and deconstruction. Timothy's work is conceptual, using texture and form to explore deeper existential questions.
“I was born in Morocco and raised half in England half in Germany. At the age of 22 I picked up a camera and after absolving an internship at the Pinewood Studios in London, I went on to study at the ICP ( International Center of Photography ) in New York. After various residencies in England, Scotland and Germany, I currently live in Hamburg.
My artistic development arises from an uprooting since I grew up in two worlds. In no world truly accepted ( in England I was German and vice versa) I started looking at my environment from a different angle. In my early years as a photographer, I depicted people in a disconnected manner from each other and from their surroundings. Later, I removed these individuals even further by leaving them out completely. The result would be somewhat empty and otherworldly. I had transferred my detachment to my observed environment and in return I was asking about its and my own meaning and existence. “
1996 London / Julie Bramwell Agency, Fashion Photographer
1998 Residency in Cullen/ Scotland Photography Project on Childhood
2001 Reportage in Iraq
2002 @KlausStiegemeyer Photographers , Fashion Photographer, Hamburg
2022 FIU, Free International University, Visual Arts, Hamburg
Publications
Elle, Style & the Family Tunes, SZ Magazine, 7th Man, Gala, GQ, Amica
Exhibitions
2010 “Untitled” Friday Rewind, Solo Show @ Play Rent Studios, Hamburg
2017 “Selfie Saints”, Solo Show, @ Luna Studios Hamburg
2021 “Walk tall and always carry a lightbulb”, Farbwerke M6, Solo Show, Hamburg
2022 “now I can see the moon” Paintings & Sculpture, Solo Show, M6 Galllery
2022 17.06-26.06 Re:Claim Kultur Festival , The Hidden Art Project, Groupexhibition
2022/ 10.12.-
2023 14.01. Anonyme Zeichner ( anonymous drwaings), Juried Groupexhibition, HYCP Veddel Space
2023 16.02. -19.03. “verLaufen”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
2023. 30.03. -16.03. “Worldwide Solutions ?”, Juried Groupexhibition, qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2023 13.04. -14.05. “preisGeben”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
2023 03.08. -03.09. “gegenSätze”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
2023 28.09.-29.10. “Fehle(e)r”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
1998 Residency in Cullen/ Scotland Photography Project on Childhood
2001 Reportage in Iraq
2002 @KlausStiegemeyer Photographers , Fashion Photographer, Hamburg
2022 FIU, Free International University, Visual Arts, Hamburg
Publications
Elle, Style & the Family Tunes, SZ Magazine, 7th Man, Gala, GQ, AmicaClients
Mercedes, Valisere, Zero, Rodenstock, New Yorker, Tom Tailor, JOOP!, Belly ButtonExhibitions
2010 “Untitled” Friday Rewind, Solo Show @ Play Rent Studios, Hamburg
2017 “Selfie Saints”, Solo Show, @ Luna Studios Hamburg
2021 “Walk tall and always carry a lightbulb”, Farbwerke M6, Solo Show, Hamburg
2022 “now I can see the moon” Paintings & Sculpture, Solo Show, M6 Galllery
2022 17.06-26.06 Re:Claim Kultur Festival , The Hidden Art Project, Groupexhibition
2022/ 10.12.-
2023 14.01. Anonyme Zeichner ( anonymous drwaings), Juried Groupexhibition, HYCP Veddel Space
2023 16.02. -19.03. “verLaufen”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
2023. 30.03. -16.03. “Worldwide Solutions ?”, Juried Groupexhibition, qvartr Gallery, Hamburg
2023 13.04. -14.05. “preisGeben”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
2023 03.08. -03.09. “gegenSätze”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg
2023 28.09.-29.10. “Fehle(e)r”, Juried Groupexhibition, Xpon-art Gallery, Hamburg