Jacky Winter is pleased to present Motif by Shelley Horan, a series of still life photographs that transform the mundane into the mesmerising. In this show, everyday objects—a tube of toothpaste, a matchstick, a teapot—are meticulously arranged to create moments of surprise, curiosity, and delight. Her compositions are precise, yet the materials she chooses are often inexpensive or overlooked. At the heart of her work is contrast: the tension between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the rigid and the fluid, the playful and the refined.
This new body of work reflects Shelley Horan’s ongoing evolution as a still life photographer, highlighting recurring motifs and materials that have become central to her practice. Textures such as plastic, chrome, glass, and foodstuffs serve as building blocks for her exploration of contrast, transformation, and perception—elevating the everyday into something extraordinary.