Artist statement:
In November 2014, high class bed franchise De Rucci held the Australasian Sleep Festival in Camperdown, New South Wales. As a casual insomniac I was keen to learn more about rest and specifically curious about whether you can successfully combine sleep and festivity. The star of the festival was undoubtedly a brass statue of the man advertising De Rucci beds from so many billboards across Australia. His intense and stern interpretation of sleep had an obvious impact on the public. Some attendees at the festival thought him intimidating, others found him lovable. Few could resist having their picture taken with his likeness.
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.
