17 May 2011

CYANOTYPE - WATER

After exposing two sun sensitive cyanotype sheets through different glasses with water, my hope was to receive an outcome that reflected the transparency of water in a new way. To discover the nature of water with a new appearance, I think the inverted light and dark appearance adds a new perspective of understanding the light in the motives, and the different layers of transparency (water and glass) shown as different blue tones also apply an interesting depth. I though find a limitation in the fact that only different blue tones appear, when reflected light in itself contains the full colour palette.
I also tried to flash different sheets in the moment they were applied to a water surface, but because this type of photographic paper starts to develop in contact with water, my sheets turned out nearly white.