Artist statement: Modern cinema, television and music videos present us with a myriad of references to stripping; often unrelated or unimportant to the context in which the reference is given.
Unconsciously laden with these clichés about stripping, I began photographing annually at a strip club in Adelaide in 2014. The photographs in this continuing body of work reveal not only glamour, objectification and eroticism, they search for something more intimate; a composition of stories that sensitively show a narrative. The photographs in this series are akin to a journal of coexistence and dialogue with one stripper over a 12-hour period, seeking to break free of given narratives and clichés. It is part of a series of similar interactions that transgress the photographer’s place as an impervious observer.
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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.
