EDGE no 3
The 3rd image in the series shows Anna Alcock pregnant with her second child.
During the shoot Anna’a daughter came into the kitchen and said she was hungry, Anna reached for an apple and I knew that was the shot! For this print I created a paper negative in Adobe Photoshop, enlarged it to size on a photocopier then printed chemically in the darkroom. During the chemical development stage the print was solarized by exposing it to light. This creates the velvet texture and metallic sheen on the skin.
EDGE
Well the E17 Art Trail is well and truly under way! The launch last night at Vestry House was full of familiar faces -great to catch up while looking at new work. Would recommend The Ten Commandments by Lorraine and Roger Huddle; Sculpture by Steve Scullion and Recent Works by Jason Hawkridge.
This year I am participating in EDGE at Inky Cuttlefish along with Anna Alcock, Kirsten Schmidt and Ester Neslen. I am showing new darkroom work exploring the symbolism of snakes and new pinhole prints.
The image above is the first in the series. The main image is a vintage glass plate negative, around 5×4″ in size, that I have enlarged. The neg is from around 1900 and has slight damage to the surface, however think this adds to the image hinting at the process and also demonstrating a fragility which is appropriate to this work. The snake is a small toy placed directly onto the paper while exposing the print. The whole print was then solarized to create a metallic sheen to the skin.
I can honestly say I felt a shiver when it was developed!
More to follow…
