David Birkin

David Birkin (1977) studied anthropology at Oxford University and fine art at the Slade.  Currently on a fellowship with the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program, he is based between New York and London. Coming from a family of artists and married to performance artist Eloise Fornieles. He even appeared in two episodes of Star Trek; the next generation.

These works from the series "Confessions" were taken between 2007 and 2011.
David Birkin; "sitters were invited to confess a secret they had never previously revealed, while left alone in a room facing a camera. When they felt ready, they opened the shutter, and when they were finished they closed it again, so that each photograph’s exposure was determined by the length of time its subject chose to speak.  In the absence of any audio recording equipment, the sitters' confessions are documented without revealing their specific content."
All prints are C-type / gelatin silver prints; 60 x 40 inches. Quite impressive. The intimate poses , movement and deep black parts make you wonder, what is the content of their confession.... even more,  what would your own image look like.