Artist statement: This portrait of Lily, Jason and three of their children was made right at the end of the time we shared together. It was a privilege to have been invited to stay with them in their Palmwoods home, which allowed me to develop a deeper sense of intimacy and connection and to capture them in a more honest, unguarded and authentic way. I set up the foundation of a more traditional family portrait and waited for it to break apart naturally and to reveal that ideal moment of tension and tenderness; gently mirroring the contradicting and vulnerable elements of early parenthood and the hazy newborn days.
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.
