Reflective Processes

To get to know something, we observe, edge closer, our senses on full alert. We drink in landscape through sensation: looking, listening, smelling the air, feeling the wind on our skin. I like to portray these landscapes, both inner and outer, using darkroom processes. All senses are involved, as layers build up and wash away; the subdued lighting, running water, the smell of chemicals, textures of paper, the subtle colour shifts. This offers me a way to reflect, to look at what surrounds me, to understand what I see.