Online Photography alumnus displays work at popular ceramics studio

Studying Photography MA(Online) has been described as "one of the best decisions I have made" by Nick Diprose, a Falmouth alumnus who is now exhibiting his work at his local pottery studio, Loam Studio. The photography on display is the art he created as part of his Final Major Project (FMP), a touching series that draws on the secret relationship of his late father in post-war Japan, which he discovered in a series of handwritten letters.

We chatted with Nick to learn more about the inspiration behind the series, how the Loam Studio exhibition came about and how studying online with Falmouth helped him to embark on a new creative journey.

Can you tell us a little more about the fascinating story and inspiration behind your photographs?

After my father died, I chanced upon a box of his archival materials in the loft. There, I discovered his letters from a friend called Setsuko, and it was a hugely significant family moment; it felt almost like a script for a drama. The letters, written to him in pencil in Japanese, revealed a love affair between the two of them with war and its aftermath acting as a deeply emotional and traumatic backdrop. My father had kept the letters secret all his life.