Study of a dugong, Dugong dugon2006
Beverley Veasey photographed these animals in zoos, sanctuaries and agricultural shows, where they have been removed from their natural environments. Using computer software, Veasey bleaches the creatures of their colour and turns their enclosures and cages into white cubes. By depicting the animals in this way, Veasy suggests that humans predominantly interact with wild animals within artificial environments and that human impact on animals’ habitats and natural environments is akin to bleaching or erasure. Detached from the vitality of the earth, the animals look like cryogenic specimens in a museum of tomorrow.
(2018)
Chromogenic prints are printed on paper that has at least three emulsion layers containing invisible dyes and silver salts. Each emulsion layer is sensitive to a different primary colour of light (red, green or blue). The development process converts the hidden dyes to visible colour depending on the amount of light it was exposed to. This type of paper is commonly used to print from colour negatives or digital files to produce a full-colour image. It can also be used to print black-and-white images, giving softer grain and less contrast than gelatin silver prints. Commonly known as c-type prints, chromogenic processing was developed in the 1940s and widely used for colour printing, including for domestic snapshots. While recent years have seen this process accompanied by ink-jet and digital printing technologies, chromogenic printing still remains in use to this day.
