'Vista’ 1 - 6 2019
1 year residency with The National Trust at Mottisfont.
Top row, left to right 'Vista 1,2 & 3' 84 x 119 cms, Giclee archival pinhole prints on Somerset rag paper and trace.
Bottom row, 'Vista 4,5 & 6' 42 x 29 cms, pinhole photographs and text. Light boxes
Pinhole photography is a slow and uncertain process, the joy of discovery never fades. These images were made in the grounds of Mottisfont, originally a medieval Abbey and on a pilgrimage route. It is therefore fitting that these photos were taken adopting a contemplative attitude and one of gratitude, especially when there was a favourable outcome in the darkroom. The time spent on site was one of quiet, steady observation and a gathering of the experiences of different times of day, weather & light that this magical place had to offer. Each of these photos was made trying to reduce to a minimum any ecological and environmental impact, by recycling containers to make the cameras for example or using water from the river as well as always finding the least toxic way of disposing of any waste.
Woman’s Hour Craft Prize, April 2018, Mottisfont House, National Trust.
'For the Time Being' Exhibition, Mottisfont House Gallery, 3 May - 7 July 2019
1 year residency with The National Trust at Mottisfont.
Top row, left to right 'Vista 1,2 & 3' 84 x 119 cms, Giclee archival pinhole prints on Somerset rag paper and trace.
Bottom row, 'Vista 4,5 & 6' 42 x 29 cms, pinhole photographs and text. Light boxes
Pinhole photography is a slow and uncertain process, the joy of discovery never fades. These images were made in the grounds of Mottisfont, originally a medieval Abbey and on a pilgrimage route. It is therefore fitting that these photos were taken adopting a contemplative attitude and one of gratitude, especially when there was a favourable outcome in the darkroom. The time spent on site was one of quiet, steady observation and a gathering of the experiences of different times of day, weather & light that this magical place had to offer. Each of these photos was made trying to reduce to a minimum any ecological and environmental impact, by recycling containers to make the cameras for example or using water from the river as well as always finding the least toxic way of disposing of any waste.
Woman’s Hour Craft Prize, April 2018, Mottisfont House, National Trust.
'For the Time Being' Exhibition, Mottisfont House Gallery, 3 May - 7 July 2019