Anneke MORRIS
Swinburne Senior Secondary College
VCE Studio Arts 3 & 4
Artist statement: In this series I aimed to convey childhood memories being destroyed over time to create ambiguous representations of the original events depicted. I explored how aspects of memory become lost and deteriorate in order to challenge our nostalgic and sentimental view of childhood memories. This was inspired by the theory of memory decay by Peterson and Peterson (1959), which proposes the idea that each time we recollect an event our memory becomes slightly altered, and over time memories become abstract and false.
Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
