Born in 1965 in Berck sur mer, France. Moved to London in 1992, then settled in Shropshire, near Wales.
Christophe Dillinger’s photography is a mix of various experimental techniques that are far reaching, in terms of conceptual approach and aesthetic content. He uses traditional mark making principles such as drawing, printing and inking, and letting randomness play its part in the photographic process.
He practices WYSIWIGOTN photography, which stands for “What You See Is What I Got On The Negative”: none of his work is digitally enhanced.
Current and past activities:
EXHIBITIONS
2012
“WYSIWIGOTN”, Tafkaj Gallery, Geneva, CH
“East meets West”, QUAD & Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK
2011
“Parallax art fair”, Mayfair, London, UK
“Square@Birmingham” (curator), fotofilia gallery, Birmingham, UK
“Public View”, The Public, West Bromich, UK
“Cerebral Departures”, SpaceCamp gallery, Indianapolis, USA
“Vanguard Exhibition”, Contemporary experimental art archive, Clapton, London, UK
Shortlisted for the British New Contemporaries 2011 award, UK
2010
“Art in Mind”, Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK.
“Alchemists”, Viewfinder Photographic Gallery, London, UK.
“Juried pinhole show” (International pinhole day), Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, USA.
“VIIIth International Festival of Experimental Art”, St Petersburg, RUS.
“Révélation 4, Foire de Photographie Contemporaine”, Paris, FR.
Represented in Switzerland by TAFKAJ Gallery, Geneva, CH and the UK by fotofilia gallery, Birmingham.
PUBLICATIONS
- Typewriter, 2010, ePug Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9562035-2-6
- Camera Visibilum, 2009, ePug Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9562035-0-2
- Editor in Chief of Square Magazine, launched 15th April 2010, www.squaremag.org
- Plateforme Magazine, #5, #14. www.plateformag.com
- Carpaccio Magazine, #12. www.carpaccio.com
ACADEMIC
- Speaker, L’IMAGE PUBLIQUE # 4 European Interdisciplinary Conference: “Photography at the Crossroads of Humanities and Social Sciences”, Rennes, FR
- Graduated, MA Fine Art, Wolverhampton University, UK
- Guest lecturer, Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, UK