Matt Henry

A complex reimagining of the turbulance of 1960s and '70s America through the lens of small-town life.

Short Stories, the first monograph of photographer Matt Henry, reimagines the turbulence of 1960s and 1970s America through the lens of small-town life. Comprising fictional scenes - often requiring intricate sets, large casts, and crew - Henry's work plays with fragments of American photography, cinema, and literature to explore underlying ideological concerns. His new book brings together eight years of work and includes previously unseen images. The photographs were captured between 2007 and 2015, mostly as scenes staged in the UK, with Henry's first trip to shoot on American soil taking place in March 2015. The characters are a mix of professional actors, friends, and street casting, and Henry puts to use his own skills in prop and costume styling, storyboarding and set design. Henry is recognized for his use of light and color and an implied narrative that challenges the viewer to address their own imagination in considering his works.