My theory in practice DeConstructed Photography is an experimental process that explores the potential of digital technology and the physical properties of the photographic print.
The reductive process begins with one photo; the main subject is isolated using a set of rules that deconstruct it to many base forms. The base forms are now patterns used to reconstruct the image while incorporating contemporary post processing techniques and personal aesthetics. The end result is an undetermined image based only on its original photographic data.
Continuing the process, the physical properties of the printed image are deconstructed again by utilising techniques borrowed from the traditional cottage craft, paper tole. The final piece comprises up to eight layers of the same image, all hand cut using different templates, then stacked and permanently mounted. The resulting artwork brings not only a new perspective on the original photo but the physical properties and capabilities of the print are pushed beyond its own boundaries.
My objective is to continue the experimental process to further breakdown the boundaries of both the visual and physical properties of the photographic print.