Artist statement: ‘Moonage daydream’ is from the series Places of worship. This work explores the rare exquisite beauty of the natural world. Nature is non-judgemental, it is free. As queer boys growing up in a world where their differences were constrained and hidden the Huxleys longed to explore the wild and rare things in themselves that they often marvelled at in the natural world. Their costumes and artistic ethos is escapism. Venturing into magical worlds and detouring from everyday life. Emulating nature, landscapes and the vibrant environments they venture to. Dreaming of worlds both alien, peaceful and unspoilt. Growing up in suburban homogenous places, often feeling isolated, alone and different, this work embodies these feelings and expresses a sense of safety in isolation, on the fringes of places. Places that are beautiful and precious. This photograph invites the viewer to find similar beauty in queer alternative bodies, asking for difference to be marvelled at and worshiped.
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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.
