Cystisus Scoparius

In my artwork, I have focused mostly on the ideations of a refined image. I sought to extend the drying time of photographs. To allow the ink to hold traces of the conditions within which the works were placed. I removed the medium of paper from the process, instead, printing directly onto aluminium. Emphasising the fragile yet potent qualities of the image. Fine sheets of aluminium were primed with a gel medium (Digital Ground), that initially fixed the ink expelled from the printer heads. Thus the photograph would discolour and bleed in minute areas.

In my writing, words are selected for their resonance and meaning, with their enunciation in mind. These are an aid to my tangible work. I have drawn inspiration from the writing of Leonard Koren. The philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, a traditional Japanese aesthetic, and the connotations of the wet-look.

Untitled ‘Cystisus Scoparius’, Still, 4K Resolution, Digital Ground Medium, Aluminium, Digital Inkjet, 2018.

Untitled, ‘Papaveraceae’, Asemic, Anthotype, Acetate, 2020