ARTIST STATEMENT
PROVENANCE 2014-2019
& PROVENANCE (AND PROGRESS) 2020 - ongoing
The Danube river has become the crux of my new series Provenance, it flows through the story as an irreversible passage of time. Abandoned and quiet landscapes, formed by the limitations and boundaries of the river, are the perimeter of my journey. I observe and photograph the interaction between human and their urban and natural environment.
The process continues in the studio where, due to the brittleness of the paper I work with, the photographs often get damaged, torn or distressed. These accidents and bruises are showing the mechanics of the process that normally stay invisible - they are imperative and make the final object feel more alive.
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Pigment transfers on 8 sheets of washi. Frame size 290x49cm* (Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria, Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia) *
Pigment transfers on 5gsm washi 160x120cm. 24 continues shots on 2 rolls of color film (Kodak Ektar 100 and Kodak Portra 400, both 120 films with 12 photographs on each roll), variety of shutter speeds and apertures.
Triple pass pigment transfer, paint and varnish on handmade Japanese paper 52x98cm
Pigment transfer on washi 52x98cm
Double pass pigment transfer on patched washi 80x90cm
Pigment transfer on 5gsm washi 70x80. Framed between 2 sheets of museum glass *
Pigment transfer on 5gsm washi 70x80. Framed between 2 sheets of museum glass *