Chris Killip
1946–2020 · Isle of Man / United Kingdom
Staying close to people in a changing world.
The story
Chris Killip photographed the Isle of Man and then communities in northern England. His series describe workplaces, leisure and the effects of deindustrialisation without reducing people to those circumstances. In Flagrante, published in 1988, brings together a major part of this work. Seacoal and Skinningrove show the importance of time, proximity and knowledge of place.
Understanding the work
Look at bodies in relation to the ground, machines and other people. The sequence makes it possible to move beyond the iconic status of a single photograph.
Key works and series
In Flagrante; Seacoal; Skinningrove; The Station.
Sources & further exploration
Works in collections.
10 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
- MoMA · 1976
Men Returning after the Pub, Sunday Lunch Time, Whitley Bay, Tyneside
Gelatin silver print, printed 2010
- MoMA · 1984
Rocker and Rosie Going Home, Seacoal Beach, Lynemouth, Northumberland
Gelatin silver print, printed 2010
