Rianon Dillon’s photographic self-portraits explore issues relating to feminine identity, gender roles and womanhood. Her images draw attention to her posed or costumed body by obscuring, cropping or disguising her face, thus creating space to forge alternative identities in order to examine feminine stereotypes and how a sense of ‘self’ is established within these boundaries. Drawing upon personal struggles with body image, identity and belonging, the artist examines the histories and feminine constructs that impact how we establish and maintain a sense of authenticity, meaning and purpose in an ageist society with a pervasive cultural focus on youth and appearance.
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.
