Artist statement: In an abandoned family home in rural Japan, I found a darkroom full of 100-year-old glass plates. They show a bustling and happy family life once lived, in stark contrast to the dilapidated state of the house now. In rephotographing these plates and the house, I am bridging the gap between these two eras. Some may find the images ghostly or sad, but I feel a comforting sense of peace as this house quietly returns to the earth.
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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.
