Christian Patterson
Christian Patterson (born 1972) is an American photographer.
Born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Patterson lives in New York City.
In 2002 Patterson moved from Brooklyn, New York to Memphis, Tennessee to work with the photographer William Eggleston. While living in Memphis, Patterson began working on his first project, Sound Affects, a collection of color photographs that explores Memphis as a visual and musical place, portrays musical locations, music’s presence and influence, and the musicality of everyday life.
In 2005 Patterson began working on his second project, "Redheaded Peckerwood", which is loosely inspired by the late 1950s killing spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate across Nebraska and Wyoming. Photographs are the heart of the project, but they are complemented and informed by documents and objects that belonged to the killers and their victims.
Later that in 2005, Patterson moved from Memphis to Brooklyn, New York.
Patterson is represented by Robert Koch Gallery in San Francisco[1] and Kaune-Sudendorf Gallery in Cologne, Germany.[2]
In 2008, his first monograph Sound Affects was published by Edition Kaune, Sudendorf (Cologne). In 2011, his second monograph Redheaded Peckerwood will be published by Mack Books (London).
Solo exhibitions
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- Another Time, Another Place, and You, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS (2003)
- Sound Affects, Power House, Memphis, TN (2005)
- Sound Affects, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY (2006)
- Sound Affects, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2007)
- Sound Affects, Kaune, Sudendorf Contemporary, Cologne, Germany (2008)
Publications
- Sound Affects. Photographs by Christian Patterson. Edition Kaune, Sudendorf: Cologne. (2008)
- Various Photographs. Edited by Tim Barber. TV Books: New York. (2008)
- Here You Are. Edition Kaune, Sudendorf: Cologne. (2008)
- Noise: Young American Photography. TH Inside: Milan. (2007)
- Paper Placemats. Edited by Jason Fulford. J&L Books: New York. (2007)