Banners of Autumn - from the overpainted photograph collection

The photograph was taken on Dartmoor in Devon. Shot on 35mm transparency/slide film, then cross-processed in the darkroom. Cross processing is the procedure of deliberately processing photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film, in this case, colour slide film developed as if it were a colour negative film. The results are unpredictable, but often produce incredibly vibrant colours. Using the photograph as a canvas, the seascape, surfers and dog walkers in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. By painting directly onto the photograph as an addition and obscuring feature, the original photograph is recontextualised. Layers of intense colour create rich complexity and alter notions of time and narrative. The buyer has the option of receiving a giclée print up to 30” x 20". Printed by The Printspace London, a carbon-neutral printing company. Printing & shipping included. See unlockable content for details.

Fists of Firs - from the overpainted photograph collection

Wavering Hills - from the overpainted photograph collection

Granite Eye - from the overpainted photograph collection

The photograph was taken at Fistral Beach in Cornwall. Shot on transparency/slide film, then cross-processed in the darkroom. Cross processing is the procedure of deliberately processing photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film, in this case, colour slide film developed as if it were a colour negative film. The results are unpredictable, but often produce incredibly vibrant colours. Using the photograph as a canvas, the seascape, surfers and dog walkers in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. By painting directly onto the photograph as an addition and obscuring feature, the original photograph is recontextualised. Layers of intense colour create rich complexity and alter notions of time and narrative. The buyer has the option of receiving a giclée print up to 30” x 20". Printed by The Printspace London, a carbon-neutral printing company. Printing & shipping included. See unlockable content for details.

Fistral II - from the overpainted photograph collection

Fistral I - from the overpainted photograph collection

Almond & May - from the overpainted photograph collection

Green Fuses - from the overpainted photograph collection

Tide Marks - from the overpainted photograph collection

Carry the Sun. Image #6 of 6 From The Instant Abstraction Collection.

Instax square instant photographs, overpainted with acrylics. The instant photographs were taken from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats. Using the instant photograph as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. The barely visible elements of the photograph offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it, we can imagine the coast of France. 2721px X 3240px // 10.7MB.

Lucid Stillness. Image #5 of 6 From The Instant Abstraction Collection.

Instax square instant photographs, overpainted with acrylics. The instant photographs were taken from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats. Using the instant photograph as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. The barely visible elements of the photograph offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it, we can imagine the coast of France. 2721px X 3240px // 9.36MB.

Drift of Stars. Image #4 of 6 From The Instant Abstraction Collection.

Instax square instant photographs, overpainted with acrylics. The instant photographs were taken from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats. Using the instant photograph as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. The barely visible elements of the photograph offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it, we can imagine the coast of France. 2721px X 3240px // 10.3MB.

Heart of Light. Image #3 of 6 From The Instant Abstraction Collection.

Instax square instant photographs, overpainted with acrylics. The instant photographs were taken from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats. Using the instant photograph as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. The barely visible elements of the photograph offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it, we can imagine the coast of France. 2721px X 3240px // 10MB.

Forgotten Wars. Image #2 of 6 From The Instant Abstraction Collection.

Instax square instant photographs, overpainted with acrylics. The instant photographs were taken from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats. Using the instant photograph as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. The barely visible elements of the photograph offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it, we can imagine the coast of France. 2721px X 3240px // 10.5MB.

Garlic & Sapphires. Image #1 of 6 From The Instant Abstraction Collection.

Instax square instant photographs, overpainted with acrylics. The instant photographs were taken from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats. Using the instant photograph as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface. The barely visible elements of the photograph offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it, we can imagine the coast of France. 2721px X 3240px // 10.8MB.

Porthcothan, Cornwall. Image #4 of 4 From The Analogue X Digital Collection.

The square format Polaroid instant photo meets the square format digital photo, synonymous with Instagram. The process of deconstruction of the Polaroid involves the instant photo being cut from its frame and the black backing removed. It is then placed into hot water where the emulsion layer is carefully removed from the transparent acetate with a brush. The emulsion is carefully moved to another tray containing cold water, where it is delicately brushed into position onto a digital print of the same subject. This square format digital print, which ordinarily would only be accessible in digital format on Instagram, has been professionally printed onto photographic paper. The two combined images are subsequently removed from the water and air-dried to fix. This process of two individual photographs of the same subject, combined into one image, challenges the ubiquitous nature and inherent accessibility of instant photography today.

The Sound, Plymouth, Devon. Image #3 of 4 From The Analogue X Digital Collection.

Lundy Bay, Polzeath, Cornwall. Image #2 of 4 From The Analogue X Digital Collection.

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall (Featuring "Murmur" by Christina Romero Cross). Image #1 of 4 From The Analogue X Digital Collection.

The square format Polaroid instant photo meets the square format digital photo, synonymous with Instagram. The process of deconstruction of the Polaroid involves the instant photo being cut from its frame and the black backing removed. It is then placed into hot water where the emulsion layer is carefully removed from the transparent acetate with a brush. The emulsion is carefully moved to another tray containing cold water, where it is delicately brushed into position onto a digital print of the same subject. This square format digital print, which ordinarily would only be accessible in digital format on Instagram, has been professionally printed onto photographic paper. The two combined images are subsequently removed from the water and air-dried to fix. This process of two individual photographs of the same subject, combined into one image, challenges the ubiquitous nature and inherent accessibility of instant photography today. 

Dying Of The Light - Peony Origin Collection #4

Peony number 4 of 4. This collection consists of 4 images of a single peony photographed once a week, over 4 weeks on 35mm film. The 4 printed photographs were manipulated, by perforating them with a pin. The photographs were then placed onto a lightbox and re-photographed with the light shining through the tiny perforations. This is the artwork for Bryde’s (Sarah Howells (ex Paper Aeroplanes)) single ‘Less’, released February 20th 2017.

Dying Of The Light - Peony Origin Collection #3

Peony number 3 of 4. This collection consists of 4 images of a single peony photographed once a week, over 4 weeks on 35mm film. The 4 printed photographs were manipulated, by perforating them with a pin. The photographs were then placed onto a lightbox and re-photographed with the light shining through the tiny perforations. Peony No. 4 was used as the artwork for Bryde’s (Sarah Howells (ex Paper Aeroplanes)) single ‘Less’, released February 20th 2017.

Dying Of The Light - Peony Origin Collection #2

Peony number 2 of 4. This collection consists of 4 images of a single peony photographed once a week, over 4 weeks on 35mm film. The 4 printed photographs were manipulated, by perforating them with a pin. The photographs were then placed onto a lightbox and re-photographed with the light shining through the tiny perforations. Peony No. 4 was used as the artwork for Bryde’s (Sarah Howells (ex Paper Aeroplanes)) single ‘Less’, released February 20th 2017.

Dying Of The Light - Peony Origin Collection #1

Peony number 1 of 4. This collection consists of 4 images of a single peony photographed once a week, over 4 weeks on 35mm film. The 4 printed photographs were manipulated, by perforating them with a pin. The photographs were then placed onto a lightbox and re-photographed with the light shining through the tiny perforations. Peony No. 4 was used as the artwork for Bryde’s (Sarah Howells (ex Paper Aeroplanes)) single ‘Less’, released February 20th 2017.

Cosmos #4 Genesis Collection

The piece is number 4 of 4 in the Cosmos Genesis Collection - one of only two Genesis Collections to be minted. Both collections consist of a single flower photographed at regular intervals, from bloom to decay and minted into 4 unique NFTs. Part of The Dying Of The Light NFT Collections that celebrate the natural world, the cycle of life and remind us of its inherent fragility. 

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