Celestial Trace

 

Artist Statement: Celestial Trace is a photographic exploration that documents perceptions of solar and lunar phenomena. I intimately record layered timescales from the daily passings of celestial matter onto photosensitive paper and film. The three photographic processes I use are: solargraphy, cyanonegative and lunargraphy. The photographs show a sense of curiosity and uniqueness by encapsulating timescales that span across hours, days, weeks and months, into a single still image. My images are subject to chance and process, including weather forecasts and shifting temperatures. Within these small and large scaled images, I capture an impression of deep time, movement and invisibility. Therefore, the works communicate the comparison of finite human life to the great expanse of time (i.e., the cosmos).

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Click to read the brief description on the three photographic processes.

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Selected works listed below.
Download PDFs for complete process archive: solargraphy, lunargraphy and cyanonegative.