Artist statement: Locals gather around an outdoor public internet hot spot in Havana, Cuba. For most of us living in first world countries we take the internet and social media for granted. In Cuba the public access to internet and social media for the first time has only been introduced over the past year. Now most Havana locals, particularly the youth can be seen in various government controlled internet hot spots scattered around the city.
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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.
