Artist statement: A caryatid is a stone carving of a draped female figure used as a pillar in Greek architecture. The great French master, Auguste Rodin, pointed out how absurd the idea really is in his sculpture, ‘Fallen caryatid carrying her stone’ (1881). And it is absurd, really, if you think about it; I mean, how is a person meant to hold up a building?
We spend all our lives in our bodies. Our bodies hold up the weight of the world during our individual lifetimes. Through the series Bodyscapes, I wanted to explore this idea of the body as an architectural object.
How strong the body is.
How frail.
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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.
