‘Pulse’
Chemigram, Silver gelatin, Fine art print.
Eucalyptus, Ethanol, Dust, Bottle Brush, Salt Bush.
2018
Broken Hill.

'Pulse' is a series of chemigram works in conjunction with a dialogue of recorded sound, representational of Wilyakahli land and its environmental changes since the mining industries inception.

This investigation began as a result of connecting the landscapes of the far west with alternative photographic processes.  It observes how the landscape has changed as a result of industrial intervention and uses photographic chemistry to investigate and document these changes.

Pulse replicates these landscapes by utilising the very silver that was once removed from this earth. Photographic paper is light sensitive due to a chemical coating made with silver; the mineral responsible for Broken Hill’s industrial wealth. This methodology provides a path for the silver to be returned to the land and becomes a process in which to document the environment.