Portrait of Two Heads

This is an exhibition of impressionistic photographs taken in East Yorkshire.  From the hard chalk cliffs around Flamborough Head to the low-lying, soft, shifting mud and sand of Spurn Head and the Humber margins, with stops along the coast. 

The headlands lie at the northern and southern extremities of the East Riding. Each location has its own character, expressed in light, colour, shape, texture, interactions with sea and sky, flora and fauna.

This collection of digital images, especially created for Burton Constable’s gallery, reflects these aspects and creates an atmospheric portrait of the dramatic and unique coastline. It examines the nature of our senses, what we see and feel, in the meeting places of sea, land and sky.

Individually edited images highlight quiet as well as dramatic beauty, they maintain the essential nature of the scene, but stimulate fresh observations and refresh sensations of being there, in the viewer.

This is Steve’s 3^rd solo exhibition at Burton Constable Hall’s Stables Gallery and comprises of over 60 pieces, ranging in size. All the images are shot, edited and individually printed by the artist, in Hornsea.

About Steve Morantz

I am a photographer of landscapes and seascapes. I use the term ‘impressionistic photography’ for the images that I create.  I love Holderness, the quiet countryside, the vigorous sea, the bird sanctuaries, the beaches and the mud cliffs, the summer warmth and the winter chill, the strong winds and the seaside rain.

I was born in Sheffield, my first experience of the East Riding was over 45 years ago, as a student at Hull University.  I stayed for a few years and worked as Community Film and Photography Worker for Lincolnshire and Humberside Regional Arts Association in the early 80’s.

After many years out of the area, working in business research, I returned in 2021, to practice fully as an artist.

Visiting the Gallery
The Stables Community Gallery is open daily from 10am to 5pm, and entry is free. Everyone is welcome to explore the exhibition and enjoy the creative work on display in this accessible community space.