Shan Shui: Landscapes Revisited

Shan Shui is a series of evocative, abstract mountain- and cloud-scapes, organic and layered, reminiscent of Chinese Shan Shui landscapes. Placing an emphasis on expression rather than representation, classical Chinese landscape paintings did not aim to show the realistic appearance of nature but instead capture its essence and rhythm, and reveal the artist’s inner landscape.
In this series I search for expression by exploring the boundaries of photographic process, delving into the photographic materials themselves. The photo-sensitive chemicals in instant film, exposed to ambient light then hand-extruded, are manually worked in stages over time, capturing movement and gesture, recording evidence of the artist’s hand, ultimately finding expression in the collision of light, chemicals, film and physical manipulation.