Elliott Wilcox

Real Tennis 08, Courts Series

Real Tennis 05, Courts Series

Rackets 03, Courts Series

Fives 01, Courts Series

Rackets 01, Courts Series

Rackets 05, Courts Series

Real Tennis 16, Courts Series

Real Tenis 14, Courts Series

Squash 03, Courts Series

Sticke 01, Courts Series

Artist Statement

About the “Courts” series

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. These large format images are slow and deliberate.

The non-judgemental image creates an experience to explore, a path to revealing the unnoticed and exposing the unexposed, consequently romanticising the courts.

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