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Aurora Borealis | Northern Canada
Two-colour, hand-pulled photopolymer gravure.
I photographed this igloo beneath the Northern Lights in Northern Canada twenty-five years ago, when temperatures fell to -45°C. The igloo was illuminated by a single lantern placed inside.
Since then, the Arctic has warmed several times faster than the global average. Sea ice is retreating, permafrost is thawing, and the landscape is changing rapidly.
Photogravure is a traditional intaglio process in which a photographic image is etched into a plate, inked, wiped and transferred onto dampened paper under the pressure of an etching press. Each impression is individually printed by hand.
I inked the black areas of the plate while my wonderful tutor, @constanzaisazam at @luxdarkroom, applied the green of the aurora, carefully matching my original colour photograph. Working together seemed like two musicians playing a piano duet. Learn more about these techniques and Constanza's work at the new exhibition on art photography @tate modern.
The process gives the image a richness and physical quality quite different from a conventional photographic print.
Print details:
Two-colour, hand-pulled photopolymer gravure
Image: 16 × 11 inches (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 22 × 15 inches (55.9 × 38.1 cm)
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Two-colour, hand-pulled photopolymer gravure.
I photographed this igloo beneath the Northern Lights in Northern Canada twenty-five years ago, when temperatures fell to -45°C. The igloo was illuminated by a single lantern placed inside.
Since then, the Arctic has warmed several times faster than the global average. Sea ice is retreating, permafrost is thawing, and the landscape is changing rapidly.
Photogravure is a traditional intaglio process in which a photographic image is etched into a plate, inked, wiped and transferred onto dampened paper under the pressure of an etching press. Each impression is individually printed by hand.
I inked the black areas of the plate while my wonderful tutor, @constanzaisazam at @luxdarkroom, applied the green of the aurora, carefully matching my original colour photograph. Working together seemed like two musicians playing a piano duet. Learn more about these techniques and Constanza's work at the new exhibition on art photography @tate modern.
The process gives the image a richness and physical quality quite different from a conventional photographic print.
Print details:
Two-colour, hand-pulled photopolymer gravure
Image: 16 × 11 inches (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 22 × 15 inches (55.9 × 38.1 cm)
#Photogravure #FineArtPhotography #OriginalPrintmaking #ArtCollectors #PhotographyCollectors #PrintCollectors #HandPulledPrint #ClimateArt #EnvironmentalPhotography #ParisPhoto #PhotoLondon #AIPAD #UnseenAmsterdam #PhotoBasel #PhotographyGallery #FineArtGalleries #ContemporaryPhotography #intaglio #etching #duotone
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22 days agoconstanzaisazam
We had fun making this print. Great way to finish 4 days of printing together!
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