The Time it Takes to Cast a Shadow
(2023 - ongoing)
The Time it Takes to Cast a Shadow is an ongoing, collaborative research project created at Lake Mungo, New South Wales, on the traditional lands of the Barkindji, Mutthi Mutthi, and Ngyiampaa people. This series documents an encounter with the landscape between the photographer and Barkindji elder, Lance.
The work comprises of lumen prints from black and white negatives of the landscape. The negatives are exposed onto paper on site. Throughout this project, I employ analogue photographic techniques to record light, offering a tangible connection to the landscape.
Dated 2023–ongoing, the unfixed lumen prints change and evolve with each viewing. Rather than seeking idealistic representations, this work opens dialogues, embracing multiple perspectives and the collaborative nature of understanding he subject and the medium for image reproduction. In this series, negatives are directly exposed to sunlight, resulting in small, seared prints that capture an encounter with landscape. This approach reflects my interest with how light can reveal the cultural constructions and histories within a landscape. These photographs serve as reflections on the evolving nature of these constructs over time.
This work focuses on light's dual role in photography, serving as both the subject and the medium for image reproduction. In this series, negatives are directly exposed to sunlight, resulting in small, seared prints that capture an encounter with landscape. This approach reflects my interest with how light can reveal the cultural constructions and histories within a landscape. Her photographs serve as reflections on the evolving nature of these constructs over time.
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