Smoke-Particle Photogram Drawing 011 drawing But in themselves

But in themselves

This one here is of a child wearing a very meaningful t-shirt in Mumbai

Not for regular modern kitchen treatment

This one here is of a young deer in the Alte Fasanerie in Hanau

Above the triptych are 9 images

Smoke-Particle Photogram Drawing 011 drawing But in themselvesEach piece begins as a watercolour drawing, then is exposed to rising smoke from a kerosene flame. The soot, or 300 year old particles, reaches the paper through a second, sacrificial drawing that has been cut out. This intermediary sheet is slowly destroyed in the process, leaving only its traces and shadows. Soot and combustion particles settle directly onto the watercolour and grow a smoky drawing over the colour beneath, a kind of particle