| This project is an experimental journey
into some of Wales’ subterranean places in search of new
ways of working with light. Made possible by an Arts Council
of Wales Creative Wales Award in 2005, the artist has made over
20 underground trips into caves, mines and tunnels, guided by
instructors Vaisey Bramley and Judith Spring, in search of the
underlying qualities that define the unlit world. The result
is a series of experimental photographs that record the process
of exploration and the artist’s attempts at drawing with
light.
After spending a lot of time trying to exclude natural light
from the studio, the idea of working underground became a
compelling alternative. The lack of daylight results in what
appears to be a dead world until the darkness is temporarily
parted with lamps and reveal the hidden processes of geological
time. These intestinal passages are a source of both intrigue
and beauty. |
