MIEKE DOUGLAS
Beast of Burden

Evidence of equine domestication dates back to 3500 BC. Taming horses changed human history, influencing everything from transport to agriculture to warfare. But in Western Culture, the strong bond between humans and horses has endured, long beyond economic necessity. They are widely represented in art and highly prized possessions and playthings.
The Beast of Burden series examines this relationship more closely. Literally.
The images do not contain immediately recognisable subjects. Equine mass, musculature and movement are depicted as a series of abstract contours. But on closer examination, they reveal more intimate moments-celebrations of texture, colour, light, and ultimately the spirit of these animals. I want to draw you closer. Make you linger. Touch their hides. Smell their breath. Feel their warmth. Share their vulnerability.

Author
Mieke is a Dutch and Canadian Fine Art Photographer, living in London.

Her practice challenges our ambivalence to the natural world, by playing with distance and scale. She strips down the unnecessary and focuses on simple lines and moments of movement and stillness. Her work moves between fact and fiction and challenges the boundaries of photography and art.

She has recently won several major awards including: Chromatic , Minimalist, Julia Margaret Cameron and British Photography Awards. Mieke is also Shortlisted for the Alpha Female Award at the Sony World Photography Awards and for the Association of Photographers Emerging Talent Awards 2020.

Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. She has just had her first Solo Show, ‘STILL”.

Website
www.miekedouglas.com

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