Line drawing of a cozy room with a wall decorated with hanging backpacks, skateboard decks, T-shirts, picture frames, and a small round sign reading 'The Good and Gummy'. There is a desk with a computer and a swivel chair, a potted plant, shelves with books, and a telescope on a tripod. A stool and various small items are also visible.

ABOUT ARCHIVE ORIGINALS

Spanning nearly 35 years of image-making, ARCHIVE ORIGINALS is the living archive of photographer and director MISTER LYNCH—a collection built with no master plan, just instinct, obsession, and a deep need to document the world.

From the front row of concerts to portraits at bike rallies, pow wows, and even the Vatican, this body of work captures both the raw and the surreal. It honors music legends, underground scenes, overlooked people, and imagined places—held together by a consistent thread of presence, craft, and curiosity.

These weren’t made to be part of an archive. But over time, the images began to speak to each other—and to those who saw them. Now they live in museums, galleries, and private collections, celebrated for their emotional clarity and lasting impact.

This is the archive.
Dive in. Get lost. Find something that finds you.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

MISTER LYNCH   b. 1975   d. not yet               

Raised in a small Maine town with no formal art program, MISTER LYNCH taught himself photography in a converted janitor’s closet at 14 and never looked back.

He’s been chasing images ever since—whether wandering the streets of Rome, setting up makeshift studios at American subcultural gatherings, or crafting surreal, cinematic visions that blur the line between art and reality. His work is shaped by a lifelong pull toward the unseen, the overlooked, and the deeply human.

Lynch is the founder of CROSSED EYE STUDIOS in New York City and the creative force behind long-running series like THE NEWFOUNDS, NATIVE TO THIS LAND, and THOUGHT THREADS. He doesn’t just take pictures. He builds entire worlds—and then invites you in.

EXHIBITIONS & RECOGNITION

2025

  • THOUGHT THREADS – The Dream Hotel, New York City | Ongoing Installation (June 2025–)

  • TOP 200 PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE – ARCHIVE Magazine | Awarded for Workforce Portraits (Chosen from over 15,000 global entries)

  • TOP 200 PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE – ARCHIVE Magazine | Awarded for Hey Sweet Cheeks Ad Campaign (Chosen from over 15,000 global entries)

2024–2025

  • THE NOISEMAKERS – The House of Sound by McIntosh, Sonus Faber & Bose, New York City | Artist & Curator in Residence (Dec 2024–Ongoing) Debut of The Sumo Contact Sheets and Sumo-Chromes in a seven-story luxury soundspace that once housed Lady Gaga. The exhibition transforms concert photography into immersive storytelling and cements The House of Sound as the home of Lynch’s historic archive.

  • 2023

    • THOUGHT THREADS – Venice Biennale (Collateral Event), Venice, Italy | Debut of Stop-Motion Film

    • THOUGHT THREADS: DRIPPING WITH PRIDE – MvVO Ad Art Show, New York City | Awarded Exhibition

    2021

    • THE NEWFOUNDS: EMERGE – The Oculus at the World Trade Center, New York City | Group Exhibition
      A large-scale installation from a conceptual series featuring white unpainted characters in oversized environments.

    2016

    • THE NEWFOUNDS – Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York City | Artist in Residence – Solo Exhibition
      A six-month residency developing handcrafted dioramas exploring perspective, identity, and observation.2008

    • RE-VISIONS – Chelsea Hotel, New York City | Group Exhibition
      Exhibited alongside Warhol screen-printer Louis Walden and Warhol’s Chairman Mao series.

    2007

    • THE FACTORY AND FRIENDS – Calumet Gallery, New York City | Solo Exhibition
      Commissioned by the City of New York to document Warhol’s inner circle. Launch of NYC’s first Warhol Week.

    2006

    • DANCING IN THE STREETS III – Vivienne Tam, Soho, New York City | Solo Exhibition
      Featured in designer Vivienne Tam’s flagship store, spotlighting Lynch’s collaboration with The Chamber Dance Project.

    • DANCING IN THE STREETS II – Lord & Taylor, New York City | Solo Exhibition
      Seasonal window installation integrating dance photography and live-action mannequins.

    • DANCING IN THE STREETS – Alvin Ailey Dance Center, New York City | Solo Exhibition
      Origin of the series, produced in collaboration with choreographer Diane Coburn-Bruning.

    2005 & 1998

    • NATIVE TO THIS LAND – Theater for the New City, New York City | Solo Exhibitions
      Portraits honoring Native culture. Most recent work documents the first Lenape Pow Wow on Manhattan in over 300 years at Park Avenue Armory.

    1996

    • FIVE MONTHS, FIVE THOUSAND MEMORIES – Ellsworth Public Library, Maine | Solo Exhibition
      Over 100 portraits from travels in Italy, reflecting deep cultural engagement and fluency in Italian.

    1995

    • TRAVELING LIGHT – The Grand, Ellsworth, Maine | Solo Debut Exhibition
      Concert photography captured during Lynch’s first year of college.

RECENT PRESS

Cover of Flaunt Magazine July 2025 featuring two men, one with glasses and a colorful cap, surrounded by gold metallic letters and numbers.
Overlapping black outlined text that reads 'House of Gingles' with a transparent background.

HOUSE OF ORIGINALS is a visual studio led by MISTER LYNCH, merging fine art, cultural storytelling, and brand imagery into timeless visual statements. Every project—whether campaign, installation, or archival work—is crafted as a singular world, blending decades of experience across art, design, and commerce.

For collectors, curators, & brands alike: we create distinctive works that resonate, endure, and invite viewers into something both familiar and surreal.
If our vision aligns with yours, let’s connect.

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