Artist statement: Driven and defined by the strictures of life’s daily routines and minutiae, we often ‘blank’ our surroundings, preoccupied with doing, not being.
And yet, when we can breathe and unshackle, there is a profound liberation in being genuinely present – at any given time, in any given place, including in the environments we create.
Thus unencumbered, we can engage anew with what is around us, allowing the possibility of novel elements to reveal themselves.
This photograph is from my new series concerned with these moments of quiet revelation.
It is an image of the world available to us, where, with senses quietly attuned and removed from the ‘tunnel vision’ of daily life, we might find new insights, narratives and inspiration.
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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.
