Sun Prints

I wanted to look for a medium that would perhaps bring me closer to the preservation of a shadow. I found sun sensitive ink, which exposes to sunlight, therefore if put in a shadow, theoretically the paper or fabric would expose but where there was no sun, the shadow, would be left the colour of the canvas. This process was interesting as the intensity of the blue ink would vary by how sunny it was. I tried to capture many shadows at dusk in my room,however seeing as the light moved around the room more quickly that the dye would expose, the unexposed shape of the shadow would soon turn blue. Through a completely different process I have again showed the impossibility of preserving something so transient. These three large pieces of canvas are testament to that as, although I put them up in different places and at different times of day, they appear almost identical and do not replicate the uniqueness of the shadows that were on them. It is because of this failure that I think the pieces are effective. As a triptyche they are ambiguous and subtle and completely represent the transcience of light, a shadows calm stillness juxtaposed with that intense feeling of potential change.