Artist statement: ‘Indy’s window’ was created in Watson, Canberra and is part of ongoing work that investigates concepts of identity and connectedness through the expression of self in a particular place.
My relationship with the subjects – human and animal – allows an easy collaboration as we cross over photographer-subject zones. This reciprocity enables me to witness and create an image of an authentic moment in time.
I am committed to creating work that toys with the notion of truth, yet I recognise that while I can suggest a moment, I cannot pin down a life in a single image.
As such, my portrait work reflects the start of a conversation rather than the conclusion.
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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.
