SERIES 7
The photographs of Series 7 explore and recontextualize the normally imperceptible dots and grid structure of two image-reproduction technologies, halftone printing and inkjet printing.
They were created by means of a mix of digital and analog processes, including rephotography, digital image manipulation (with self-imposed constraints), inkjet printing, and the arranging of subject matter characteristic of still life photography.
The starting point for the project was the rephotographing of a published halftone image. Digital tools were used to access the ink droplets, to explore their form through contrast adjustments, and to add color. The new digital images were then materialized as inkjet prints on acetate and the final compositions were constructed using a manual process of layering.
The material component of this process is evidenced in the cloth-like texture visible in some of the pictures. The texture is caused by the slight misalignment of the grids in the acetate inkjet prints and it is subtle or obvious depending on the physical condition of the prints and the number of prints used.