Artist statement: In my practice I concentrate on the issues regarding tensions between presence and absence, spiritual and bodily – the dualism of human nature.
I’m interested in exploring ways of manipulating light and reflections that extend the perception of landscape and shift our attention inwards. I’m using mirrors, because they are showing the viewer another aspect of the environment, that didn’t belong to the composition in the first place. They reveal something that otherwise would not be seen. I think mirrors are especially interesting, because they increase our self-awareness. I am curious about where this awareness shifts when we encounter a different reflection than our own. I would like to initiate a dialogue with the viewer that would resonate around these enquiries.
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.
