Diluvian

2008 - 2017, unique gelatin silver solar photograms

Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph (excerpt), Geoffrey Batchen, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, NZ; DelMonico Books, 2016.

The images in the Diluvian series were created using expired black and white photographic paper and lengthy solar exposures. These unique cameraless, contact prints feature shadowy images of discarded electronics, which persist in the environment long after their obsolescence, juxtaposed with organic materials, highlighting their vastly different rates of decay.

Diluvian

2013, 40 unique gelatin silver solar photograms, 53" x 87" (135cm x 221cm). In the collection of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Diluvian

detail, 2013, 40 unique gelatin silver solar photograms, 53" x 87" (135cm x 221cm)

Diluvian 11

2017, unique solar photogram on gelatin silver vellum, 24.5" x 21" (62cm x 53cm)

Diluvian 14

2017, unique solar photogram on gelatin silver vellum, 25" x 21-3/8" (62cm x 53cm)

Diluvian 16

2017, unique solar photogram on gelatin silver vellum, 23.75" x 21" (60cm x 53cm)

Diluvian 19

2017, unique solar photogram on gelatin silver vellum, 16" x 12" (41cm x 30.5cm)

Diluvian 26

2017, unique solar photogram on gelatin silver vellum, 20 x 19.5" (51cm x 50cm); framed 25.25” x 24.5” (64cm x 61.5cm)

Diluvian 28

2017, unique solar photogram on gelatin silver vellum, 24.25" x 21" (61.5cm x 53cm)

Diluvian 2

2008, unique gelatin silver solar photogram, 11” x 14” (28cm x 35.5cm)

Diluvian 5

2008, unique gelatin silver solar photogram, 11” x 14” (28cm x 35.5cm)

Diluvian 8

2008, unique gelatin silver solar photogram, 11” x 14” (28cm x 35.5cm)

Diluvian 9

2008, unique gelatin silver solar photogram, 11” x 14” (28cm x 35.5cm)