It’s always a pleasure to see a presentation by one of our own members. In this case the title belied the incredible creativity of Chris’s work. Personally I always like to see mounted prints displayed and Chris showed us three of her recent projects, each with a different approach to capturing and displaying images.
The first was a series of images taken at Yorkshire Sculpture Park during visits using an annual visitor pass. Eschewing the usual approach to capturing the whole of an artwork, Chris photographed portions of works and converted them to monochrome to create a consistent style throughout. Intriguingly each print was a small square format and mounted in a window off centre to the left of a portrait-oriented mount thus avoiding a central presentation.
The second project reminded our members of the recent workshop on Immiscibility. Circular petri dishes had been dosed with various solutions and dyes to create incredible swirling patterns in stunning colours. Chris had had to work quickly to capture the desired effect as movement occurred in the dish. Each dish had been photographed by placing it on a flat-bed scanner with light shining up through the glass. The finished set of 20 prints were circular and mounted in circular windows, another departure from convention.
The third and final project was based on captures taken in her house using light painting techniques. They were all presented as mounted A4 prints and Chris gave us advice on how each had been taken.
Thanks Chris for sharing you work with us and inspiring members to think outside the box and also develop project-based series of images.