Artist statement: In experiencing an episode of mental illness, the photographer presents this image to reminisce on the joys felt in earlier but recent days. Rather than being a decisive moment, the image captures a moment in time and allows a reflection upon the transitory nature of our joyous lived experiences and how quickly those experiences can change.
The image may also provide evidence that the many who suffer mental illness in our community can use a photograph to provide decisive proof that better days once existed, and may one day, do so again.
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.
