Katie Nia

Katie Nia is a Photographic Artist based in South Wales, with an intrigue for history. Nia discovered a fascination with not only the development of photography to what we know it as today, but also with the analogue processes that had contributed to getting us there. She now uses her work to experiment and explore the photographic styles and processes from as early as the 1800’s to combine both the future with the past, giving life to some of the forgotten practices. Nia takes inspiration from psychological events both conscious and subconscious and explores their links within her own life both past and present. Nia uses her work to capture significance and meaning through the inspiration of Walter Benjamin’s concept of ‘aura’ as well as Jacques Derrida and his concept of hauntology, exploring their impact in not only her own life but also with those around her.