Artist statement: Australians are ‘girt by sea’ and the beach is a quintessential feature of the Australian psyche. We are often taken with the dramatic and colourful nature of a glorious seascape, with clouds, sea, sand and sun creating a memorable image in our minds.
I too have been fascinated by the coastal view; but for me the classic ‘sharp’ view was too granular, too detailed. I set about trying to record a series of images that would reduce the complex and detailed scene into something rather more ‘essential’ – the colour palate characteristic of the time of year, season, day or climatic conditions.
I use a process of image movement that causes the fine details to be lost as a horizontal blur. In a project that has lasted over three years I recorded Edithvale Beach in Victoria from the same location, with the same technique and eventually selected 12 images to represent 12 moments across A year at the beach.
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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.
