A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle used largely in military warfare. Its role is to acquire surveillance footage from above, as well as deliver missiles to specific targets. The drone is controlled remotely by a ‘pilot’ from a distant location. This pilot is physically detached from the drone in the sky, yet controls its every action.
This recent series <i>Shadows</i> explores the contemporary issues of censorship and surveillance that surround the individual. Through digital collage and erasure, the images attempt to subvert the relationships between the general public, observational technologies and mechanisms of control.
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.
