Foundation of Venice 2011

11×14 inches, map of venice with shattered luxury brand logos embossed into paper. Sidelit photo

Field Abstract 2008

Biomachinery  2008
Photo and digital drawing, Giclee print on Canvas 28″x18″

Radiation 2008

Chasing Circles 2007

Unravelled
In this portrait triptych, a continuous thread winds its way throughout the face. The delicate structure progressively becomes unraveled leaving a series of chaotic, disconnected points.

Click to visit the gallery on flickr.

The process I’m going to follow will be to expose the sensitized glass, develop it in a basic developer, and then etch in HF acid. The areas of the light sensitive film receiving light should become “hardened” so they adhere to the glass after the development process and during the etching process. The end result should be that dark areas of the exposure are frosted (opaque) and the light areas of the exposure are see-through. I also hope to complete the process on a piece of copper board leaving copper in the light areas and nothing in the dark areas.

Pictures are of the (hopeful) view, and the camera itself, lashed to a railing.

I’m not quite sure how long to let it go. Normally, the film takes 15 minutes to develop under a 100W full-spectrum lamp at 10 inches. I’m guessing with a 1/16″ diameter hole, it could take months.  Fingers crossed, I don’t want to have to repeat this…

Update

I was impatient and peeked at the film as it was progressing. The blue color indicates it has been exposed while the greenish color indicates non-exposure. As you can see, the skyline was recorded–the bright sky causing the blue exposure and the buildings due to their non-reflectivity, left parts unexposed. Unfortunately, there must not have been enough light because developing the film ate away the exposed areas as well. Back to the drawing board.