Vespertine (Ode to Twilight)
2021
This collection of works on paper and brass further develops the thematic and visual chronicles of both earlier Atlas Obscura series. Here, the image of the cave evokes the narrative of praeternatural realms. The ancients believed in a universe of spirits and deities, of personified nature and the cosmos, and of exotic creatures.
Their stories, populated with such realities, seemed credible to them and influenced their perceptions or observations of the everyday world around them. Where there is mystery and the unknown, humans have created countless stories and scenarios to make sense of what lies beyond the known; humans have projected meanings onto the unknown.
Utilising image-editing software, digitally generated impressions are superimposed to create one definitive image, which is subsequently printed on Hahnemühle paper or brass plates. This leads to the digital creation of new ornamentations and variables that accede to a final composition (akin to photomontage). The process is then completed by hand-drawn motifs in graphite and aquarelle to further illustrate a dimensionally atmospheric realm with elements of other-worldly characterisations.