An exploration of Japanese myth in cyanotype and artist-made ink; the word seirei (精霊) means a supernatural being that is the origin of all things and forms, liberated from the body, found in plants, animals, persons, and inanimate objects. Created from kirigami works (hand-cut paper masks) and UV-printed onto painterly cyanotype, embellished with artist-made ink for a sense of placemaking.
Seirei
Torii
The Torii collection is inspired by the artist's travels in Japan and a personal photo series of temple gates. Each work features interconnected graphic shapes and lines in flat black in high contrast with a glowing swath of handmade ink in the background, inviting you to contemplate both the unintentional shapes of the foreground while imagining what lies beyond, just out of sight.
