Some more cyanotypes from the last few days. It's not been sunny, but enough UV light gets through the clouds to drive the reaction.
Having said that, some of these exposures run into days...
#cyanotype
#blueprint
#origami
#metamorphogram
#memory
#PhilosophyOfMemory #reeds #waves #longexposure #abstract #cameraless #cameralessPhotography
Ginkgo leaves
#newproject #luminogram #photogram #cameralessphotography #darkroomexperiments #gelatinsilver #experimentalphotography #agfa #agfapaper #alternativeprocess #alternativephotographicprocesses #analogphotography
These photograms / organic stains were influenced by the escalating number of homeless people in Brighton. It's hard to engage with an individual if you have nothing to say so I looked at the ground, as many do, and found flowers and fauna penetrating the pavement crust. I found a glimmer of optimism there. Seemingly a very fragile life can grow and thrive in a hostile environment if given even a tiny amount of sunshine. I made photograms / organic stains using the plants by pressing them into large format film. After a week I’d shine a little blue light onto them before developing and scanning the negative.
30 Views of a June Day - work in progress.
Cyanotype-coated watercolour paper made 30 'turtle' units for this model.
It was left outside for 24 hours. It's now going to be developed and... possibly collaged or reconstructed.
Exploring ideas about how we each have unique memories of a shared experience. Variables, in this case, include our point of view and our interactions with others.
#cyanotype #origami #metamorphogram #modularorigami #blueprint #philosophy #memory #cameralessphotography
Trying to rebuild my art in a new country. Please share if you're in Portugal, or know anyone here.
My first workshops in Portugal!
Join me in Porto (Matosinhos) to learn how to make cyanotypes.
Os meus primeiros workshops em Portugal!
Junte-se a mim em Porto (Matosinhos0 para aprender a fazer cianótipos.
Please message me for further details.
#Porto #Matosinhos #Portugal #PortugueseArtist #Cyanotype #blueprint #ArtWorkshop #NewSkill #LearnArt #Cameraless #CameralessPhotography #Sunprinting
I have no darkroom any more.
So I end up in the parking garage of our new place, coating several square metres of paper with cyanotype chemicals.
I've cut it into squares for a new project.
Tools - X-acto knife, Fiskars cutting mat, metal ruler, Fabriano watercolour and archival tissue paper. Tombow pencils.
And Border Collie.
#cyanotype #blueprint #Xacto #Fiskars #Darkroom #AdaptOrDie #AnalogPhotography #BorderCollie #Underground #Tombow #CameralessPhotography #Preparation
And finally, because we've used coloured threads for the sashiko on the front...
...and have stitched through the batting and backing...
we get a series of beautiful patterns on the rear of the quilt as well.
This was a lovely collaborative project. I hope to do more quilting soon.
THREAD 9/9
#origami #cyanotype #stitchcraft #metamorphogram #blueprint #tato #quilt #PaperFolding #PaperNegative #tissuepaper #octagon #geometric #quilting #sashiko
#CameralessPhotography
The sashiko stitching adds so much beautiful detail.
It draws the eye to new patterns within the whole, and links sections through (here it comes...) a common thread.
Tessa Layzelle, textile artist, take a bow.
https://www.instagram.com/tessa__layzelle/
THREAD 8/x
#origami #cyanotype #stitchcraft #metamorphogram #blueprint #tato #quilt #PaperFolding #PaperNegative #tissuepaper #octagon #geometric #quilting #sashiko
#CameralessPhotography
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Alun Kirby
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