In emulsional the subject of photography is the fluid, light-sensitive responses of silver salts. Informed by the experiments undertaken in develop, it examines the usually discreet photographic processes of exposure and development. In this case, silver gelatin emulsion, suspended in its development solution, is displaced from its paper/film support. The process establishes a complex system with a balance of planned procedure and self-organized outcomes. emulsional has undergone further processes re-presenting the experiments as spaces on screen; as chemical interfaces. The split screen articulates surface tension, organic movements and the balance between containment and freedom within these systems. The soundscape that resolves emulsional adds a further level of information. A written description of the process of its making is translated into an aural representation using voice generation software. Its abstraction into sound, highlights the levels of discreet information that accompany the translation of chemical photography into digital form. emulsional was also used as source material for reslices.
Exhibitions:
2009 Featured Artist, Moving Image Program, Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia
2007 Moving Translations, SALA Moving Image Project, Adelaide, Australia
2007 develop: solo exhibition, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006 photofugue: solo exhibition, SASA Gallery, Adelaide, Australia