In which attempts are made to approximate the immutable in the darkroom..
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VII.3
Although photography is forever changing its form, the photogram, I thought, is immutable.
(with apologies to Hiroshi Sugimoto)
These photograms reference basic tenets of visual composition as well as the fundamental material qualities of analogue photographic practice. A horizontal line, segmenting each composition by 1/3 evokes the rule of thirds as well as conventional framings of landscapes and seascapes where the horizon is always parallel to one of the bounds of the frame.
As camera-less photographs, each work is produced entirely in the darkroom. Technical concerns with relative contrast, total dynamic range, sharpness and composition are all addressed synthetically, in a closed, if not entirely controlled environment.