'Architexture' is an on-going project where I use black and white film and digital photography to capture the often underappreciated detail built into the skyscrapers of Melbourne. The absence of colour emphasises the way that light plays and reflects off the structures and bounces around the city. The use of heavy contrast, crop, rotation or changes in perspective accentuate the shapes and lines and let the viewer focus on the beauty in the architectural features. We're often so busy during our working lives to appreciate the city around us and this project has given me the freedom to document the urban landscape and admire the city in a new light.
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.
