Benjamin Jones's Analog Photography at LOOM Milan

Benjamin Jones (b. 1994, Reading) presents 'The Actual Life of a Thought' at LOOM in Milan, a collection of recent analog photographs exploring memory through natural elements. The exhibition features two series: 'Binder', with black-and-white images layered over others evoking abstraction, and 'Fog', also monochrome, using treated and wet papers where light settles. Jones's work draws on the Nouveau Roman literary tradition, specifically Marguerite Duras's description of light after rain. The artist investigates organic elements both in his city and during travels, using a camera and a Nouveau Roman poetics. The show synthesizes the form and substance of his practice, treating memory as spontaneous and natural, open to interpretation like a Rorschach test.