After seeing Pierre Cordier's work at the Shadow Catchers exhibition I was interested in experimenting with my own chemigrams. The process involves the manipulation of the surface of photographic paper, where I have used a variety of substances. Including; oil, nail varnish, salt, vinegar, alcohol etc, while also using developer and fixer at different times to usual. These have all created varying effects on the paper, some causing variations in depth of shadow while other brings out an orange colour in the paper. This orange colour also appeared alongside a purple hue when I placed a piece of photographic paper into a lake for a night under moonlight. The substances in the lake have caused a reaction on the paper creating rather abstract images. The chemigrams I have produced so far are all random and I have had little control over the effects that I have created. Compared to Cordier who can be so exact with his manipulation of the papers surface, maybe this si something that comes with time and patience.
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