Sky Samples
A long-held fascination with the sky drives this series of work. In some ways, the sky is an omnipresent artwork without ownership and universally accessible to all. Moreover, without reference to the sky, we are unable to perceive and envisage the world. Through this work, I explore the sublime ephemeral quality of light that occurs around the sun’s rising and setting. By deconstructing the traditional gaze of the landscape artist and removing any object or image, we can avoid associative, symbolic thought. All that is left to consider is colour and luminosity. Each artwork collapses time, allowing us to examine the temporality of the nuanced shifts in hue and intensity of light.
Sky samples: 26 April 2021, 17:00–17:40 (2021)
Inkjet print, pigment inks on cotton archival photo paper.
9 prints at 400mm x 400mm.
Each square is a digital sample of the same area of sky facing east taken at 5-minute intervals starting at 17:00 on 26 April 2021.
Sky samples: 28 April 2021, 06:00–06:40 (2021)
Inkjet print, pigment inks on cotton archival photo paper. 9 prints at 400mm x 400mm.
Each square is a digital sample of the same area of sky facing east taken at 5-minute intervals starting at 06:00 on 28 April 2021.
Sky samples: 26 April 2021, 17:00–17:30 (2021)
Inkjet print, pigment inks on cotton archival photo paper. 400mm x 400mm.
Three layered digital samples of the same area of sky facing east taken at 10-minute intervals starting at 17:00 on 26 April 2021.
Sky samples: 28 April 2021, 06:05–06:35 (2021)
Inkjet print, pigment inks on cotton archival photo paper. 400mm x 400mm.
Four layered digital samples of the same area of sky facing east taken at 10-minute intervals starting at 16:05 on 28 April 2021.
