Man about town is based on a collection of slides that Brenda L Croft found among her father’s personal belongings after his death. Her father Joseph Croft (1926–96) was a vocal member of the Stolen Generation and a man who made a significant contribution to Indigenous politics in Australia. These images capture glimpses of Joseph Croft from a time before he became a prominent public figure; a young man disconnected from his Indigenous heritage, posing for snap-shots with unknown people. By circulating these personal photographs in the public sphere, Croft affirms the importance of story-telling while also celebrating the complexity of her father’s life.
(2014)
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.
