Artist statement: On the south coast of New South Wales in a place called Rocky Hall I came across the remains of a burnt out caravan caused by last summer’s horrendous bush fires. It was on a remote property owned by my friend Johnny Corker. Johnny invited me to see the recent fire damage and as I pulled up to meet him, he was rummaging through the debris of what was once was a beautiful little cottage. He told me the fire came through like a tornado, so hot it melted his brass taps. All that remained in the blackened landscape was the skeletal remains of his old caravan.
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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.
