Artist statement: ‘My great-grandparents and my grandmothers were originally from Turkey. They were Turkish-born Armenians. After WWI, they migrated to Lebanon where my family settled. So, we're ethnic Armenians but born in Lebanon. I’ve never been to Armenia though. The civil war began in the mid-1970s and Lebanon became dangerous. We fled to Australia in 1981, with just my grandmother, younger sister and parents. We arrived with only five pieces of luggage.
My grandmother was a pivotal person in my life and in raising my sons. She kept Armenian culture alive for them. When they were adolescent boys, she provided stories, advice, and wisdom. All in Armenian of course as she didn't speak English … her upbringing still resonates with them now. We all remember Great-Grandma with fond memories.’ – Lena
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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.