SHADOW SELF + HERE
I began to shoot images for these series in the time following a six month stint of living out of the country. The shadow figures for both of these interior series were shot in refracted, reflected morning light. These pieces consider liminal states: sensory thresholds, and transitions such as between night and morning, sleeping and waking, one phase of life and the next. While we might experience an ongoing sense of fluidity, we are most likely simply ‘here’.
These are monoprints on matte polyester film made using an acrylic medium transfer process.In Here, I have drawn into the nearly complete pieces with rubbing alcohol, which dissolves the surface colour. These marks imply that we are looking at the image through a plane such as a fogged up mirror or window, while adding depth and surface interest. I continue to be drawn to the ephemeral, fluid, layered and ambiguous, and to working with the language of light, shadow and reflection.
