Meet Fraser Chatham

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<em>Ink</em>, part of a series for the 2017 Urbis Designday collaboration with Paterson. These works are created by injecting ink into water. — *Ink*, part of a series for the 2017 Urbis Designday collaboration with Paterson. These works are created by injecting ink into water. Image: Fraser Chatham

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Another image in the <em>Ink</em> series for 2017 Urbis Designday. The series was developed through experimenting with the material's consistency and different ways of dispersing the ink inside a tank. — Another image in the *Ink* series for 2017 Urbis Designday. The series was developed through experimenting with the material’s consistency and different ways of dispersing the ink inside a tank. Image: Fraser Chatham

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An image in the <em>Sphere</em> series, which is an experiment in creating the colour spectrum through light. — An image in the *Sphere* series, which is an experiment in creating the colour spectrum through light. Image: Fraser Chatham

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Another image in the <em>Sphere</em> series. Each image is made using a white ball and white background. The colour is produced with a combination of light altering materials called ‘gels’. — Another image in the *Sphere* series. Each image is made using a white ball and white background. The colour is produced with a combination of light altering materials called ‘gels’. Image: Fraser Chatham

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A work in the <em>Paper</em> series. These works were made for a solo exhibition last year. Chatham photographed pieces of paper flying through the air, which created random compositions. — A work in the *Paper* series. These works were made for a solo exhibition last year. Chatham photographed pieces of paper flying through the air, which created random compositions. Image: Fraser Chatham

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A work in the <em>Paper</em> series. Through this series Chatham was experimenting with stripping back subject in his work and focusing on form and colour. — A work in the *Paper* series. Through this series Chatham was experimenting with stripping back subject in his work and focusing on form and colour. Image: Fraser Chatham

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<em>Car</em>. With Chatham's photographs of objects he tries to single out a key design feature of the product and highlight it through composition and lighting. — *Car*. With Chatham’s photographs of objects he tries to single out a key design feature of the product and highlight it through composition and lighting. Image: Fraser Chatham

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Interior Awards 2018 final artwork with sponsors.

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Up-and-coming photographer Fraser Chatham is originally from Whangamata. Post study at the Elam School of Fine Arts, he completed the scholarship programme at Auckland’s Kingsize Studios.

His personal work often focuses on the abstract, with images that appear like renders but are in fact photographs.

Chatham designed the Interior Awards 2018 branding, responding to a brief that spoke of modern minerals with emphasis on light, texture and form.

Chatham says, “I worked with art directors Thomas Cannings and Andre Kini to develop a concept around a selection of key words involved in interior design – organic, smooth, shadow, modern, composition, sculptural.

Artwork for the Interior Awards 2018 programme. Image: Fraser Chatham

“We wanted the image to be captivating, contemporary and abstract, but not have a reference to a specific material, time or place.”

He also created the colourful, innovative Ink series for the 2017 Urbis Designday, which was on display at Paterson’s showroom in Mount Eden. Keep an eye out for this rising star.

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Check out the video below by Syrp for more on this talented creative.