Artist statement:
‘What connects everyone, from males, females, the sick, healthy, rich and poor, are the sky and oxygen.’ – Ward Roberts
The men and women in this series of photographic portraits are as robust, white and wistful as the subjects of turn of the century paintings, yet the modernity is evident. Taken during a special slice of summertime in Victoria, when the sky becomes pastel, just after the sun drops below the horizon, for a fleeting 15 minutes, we are encouraged to find elements within the world that are connecting points; the source of all life.
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.
