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Pure Gampi

One moment I suddenly had a memory about when I was a kid. There was a place where I always would like to come. It was a small patch of forest at the edge of the place I grew up in. At the entrance there were animals similar to a petting zoo. The peacocks that roamed around I always thought they were so beautiful.

I spend an endless amount of time in that specific part of the forest. With my friends, alone. And in the far distance I could still hear them howl and wail. The peacocks are gone. I am gone. Both of us will never come back. Yet many moons later, in a way, I can still hear them.

Also I wanted to show more of the beauty of the print itself that is why I included some videos on my Insta. It is hard to convey how beautiful a print looks over a screen. But still, I am very proud of them.

The paper I used is hand made pure Gampi paper. And printed as a Palladium toned van Dyke brown.

The Gampi paper needs to be handled delicately when processing. It is incredibly archival and strong when it is dry, but when wet it needs to handled with care. To move it from bath to bath I made hooks from wood which normally is used for kites to make sure the paper doesn’t get damaged.

The emulsion I used is Palladium toned van Dyke brown instead of pure Platinum Palladium. The palladium replaces the silver particles the give it more archival stability as well. This will ensure the print doesn’t fade away over time.

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More work on Tosa Hakkinshi

I have been having so much fun lately with Tosa Hakkinshi paper.

It is super fragile when handling it. But when it is dry it is super sturdy. It has incredible detail detail and sharpness. The structure is also gorgeous to look at.

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Palladium toned van Dyke brown

Palladium toned van Dyke brown on Tosa Hakkinshi paper 25x31CM

Eye of Photography Magazine

Happy to see my work at the front page of the French, Eye of Photography Magazine. That is definitely good to see.

You can find it here.

New platinum palladium print

While working on this print I had the realisation that I actually have never heard te sound of my father’s voice. It is interesting how, when working on a project or series, it lets you think in ways one has never thought before. It feels that by the more I experiment things are falling into place. And even the grey that you see the moment you close your eyes right before you sleep seems like an idea to pursue.

The photo of this print though has not necessarily to do with sound or the grey of my eyes before bed. But more of the dream like state I was in when taking one of my many walks to think. It goes together with a horse which I am working on.

A long incoherent word salad just to say: World, I am making progress.

42 x 28 CM Platinum Palladium print on Ruscombe Herschel Platinotype.

I wish the world could see the print for real. I think it is beautiful. :)

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New Platinum Palladium print

Definitely falling more and more in love with this process and paper… Feels good to see something come to life which first was just an idea…

Work in progress

Platinum Palladium work print of the photograph named: “Sun (Son)” During the grey days I had the idea of photographing the sun when it was ready to come out again. So created some sunglasses for my camera from solar film and watercolour paper. Now it’s ready to print.