Artist statement: I am a visual artist who works with poetry and images.
My practice is rooted in explorations of that which is matter and that which is not, with a desire to debunk any held myths to find some kind of deeper layer in our perception.
I routinely work with a macro lens and natural light. I then develop each image on the screen and again when printed, progressing their representations further.
Poems accompany the projects and seek to engage viewers in a similar inner dialogue, connecting reading and seeing to feeling.
‘Mining’ is a self-portrait from See flowers in hell, a body of work that is an expression of time, with a longing to understand beyond it.
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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.
