Artist statement: Peering out of an aeroplane window is something that has become commonplace in modern culture, yet I still find it to be a bizarre and unnatural experience. Coupled with this, the relationship between artificial and natural light when captured in the same frame fascinates me. The contrast in colour reveals itself in a way that cannot be seen in the moment.
My photographs are a romantic depiction of my memories, my desires, my fears; the things I’m confronted with when I dream. I aim to evoke surreal feelings in my work; feelings of wonder, uncertainty and beauty. I want the photographs I take not only to represent what I see, but also the way in which I see it.
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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.
