SIENNA NAVA
Photographic Work
Exhibitions
Video/Stills Work
Info / Links
Info/Links
Contact : siennanavawork@gmail.com
About Me
I am a visual artist based in London, I graduated from the School of Digital Arts in Manchester earlier this year with a First Class Honours in Photography, the Castlefield Gallery Award and Village Books Best Photobook Award. My practice has evolved to combine my love for analogue photography with fine art and craft processes, resulting in handmade artists books and bespoke light-boxes. I am now working on Medium Format colour film to make portraits that combine my interest in authentic story-telling and the constructed image. As Creative Director for a music video, I utilised my skills in constructing scenes to enhance our performance video, being on-set reinforced desire for collaboration in my art. My ongoing series, Unfamiliar, explores family and the nuances of cultural identity, Sisters, from the recent diptych Sisters/Embrace, was displayed as a duratran print in a handmade light box for my degree show. I intend to continue Unfamiliar in Mexico, making family portraits and using fine art materials/methods to build a multimedia body of work. I aim to advance my practice through collaboration, experimentation, and a deeper understanding of my Mexican heritage and its influence on my practice.
Exhibitions
Paradime - amp studios, LONDON - DECEMBER 2023
Frame of mind - Hatch, Manchester - MAY 2023
Paradime - Antwerp mansion, Manchester - MARCH 2022
SODA DEGREE SHOW - JUNE 2024
Awards
Castlefield Gallery Award 2024
Village Books Best Photobook Award 2024
Work Experience
PHOTOGRAPHER AND VIDEOGRAPHER, RAVE250 (Unpublished) – October 2024
Shot and edited BTS stills and video footage for social media; working as videographer for a documentary on the RAVE250 artist project.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HAK BAKER MUSIC VIDEO “TASK MASTER” – April 2024
Collaborated on treatment, visual references, and storyboards; led cast and artist performances on set, working closely with the director and DOP to achieve the shot list and advising in post-production.
PHOTOGRAPHER, ED SHEERAN MUSIC VIDEO “ENGLAND” – November 2023
Shooting on 35mm and Medium Format, creating portraits and detail shots at a care home to accompany the documentary-style music video.
PHOTOGRAPHER/CO-CREATOR, XL BULLY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT – 2022 – Ongoing
Documenting American XL Bulldogs and their owners on 35mm film; part of a broader project. One iteration of the project took form as a bespoke light-box, titled as Dog Eat Dog and exhibited at Frame of Mind, Hatch, Manchester in 2023
SALES ASSISTANT, A.P.C. LEXINGTON STREET – 2022
Handled customer care, stock management, and visual merchandising, applying Parisian concepts to the shop floor.
PHOTOGRAPHER, B-SIDE ONLINE CAMPAIGN – 2021
Developed creative treatment, cast models, styled shoot, and photographed on film and digital for promotional content on Instagram.
References
Marlon Cang - Director - marloncangwork@gmail.com
Thomas Parker - A.P.C Store Manager - t.parker@apc.fr
Wale Adeyemi - Designer - wale.style@gmail.com
Education
First Class Honours in BA Photography - Manchester School of Digital Arts
A-Levels - Grade B in Photography / Grade A in English Literature / Grade C in Politics