Artist statement: I was the first in my family to be born outside of Asia. Utilising photography as a primary medium, my practice explores the internal and external conflicts that arise from growing up in multicultural Australia and navigating its evolving cultural landscape. Looking into the sense of displacement and ‘otherness’ felt between both my heritage and cultural upbringing, my work questions notions of identity and acceptance.
‘Untitled II (from the family archives)’ from the series Disintegrate investigates the deconstruction and reconstruction of the family mantle.
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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.
