MOTHING
Montello, NV 2021
Cyanotype on muslin
44x42in
I use the framework of ‘MOTHING’ to make a series of cyanotypes. I photograph the moths as they land on my sheet, attracted by shortwave UV light. I make a composite transparency negative of the images, which I use to expose a piece of paper or muslin fabric that I've treated with a photosensitive emulsion. I am careful to stay as faithful to their night-of arrangement as possible. My light kit— an evolving kind of sculpture in itself— helps me to draw species wherever I set up, enabling me to create something which highlights local biodiversity while producing an image of the results– a kind of constellation of activity suspended in the cyan-blue field.
MOTHING
Montello, NV 2021
Cyanotype on muslin
44x42in
I use the framework of ‘MOTHING’ to make a series of cyanotypes. I photograph the moths as they land on my sheet, attracted by shortwave UV light. I make a composite transparency negative of the images, which I use to expose a piece of paper or muslin fabric that I've treated with a photosensitive emulsion. I am careful to stay as faithful to their night-of arrangement as possible. My light kit— an evolving kind of sculpture in itself— helps me to draw species wherever I set up, enabling me to create something which highlights local biodiversity while producing an image of the results– a kind of constellation of activity suspended in the cyan-blue field.
