Alex Van Gelder: Meat Portraits

Raw meat and animal innards give new meaning to the saying ‘It's what's inside that counts’ in Alex Van Gelder’s photographs. His first London show, Van Gelder's work was shot in Africa, where the butchers’ technique differs to European practice – European butchery involves electric saws, African butchers cut the meat by hand. The initially somewhat stomach-turning images really do create some sublime portraits.