Mona Ed. 1 of 10

Please note: the 'in situ' styled shot is not true to size. Please refer to the other images for size.

This is an 8in x 10in darkroom print. It was printed by hand in the darkroom by me from a 35mm film negative. This image was taken in the ocean in the rolling swell off the beach. I was inspired in this shot by the abstract style of Matisse. There is a dreamlike quality to this piece.

There is a heat mark on this print in the bottom right corner from the drying process. Just as the Japanese custom Kinsugi celebrates the imperfections of a piece as part of the history of the whole, this aspect in my opinion is a beautiful remnant of the manual and artisanal nature of the process of making these prints. It is a stamp from the process of making it. It can also be framed or matted out.

These images can be matted with a small (3mm) border around the image to show off the rounded edges of the easel where the paper was placed for exposure. The in situ styled shot demonstrates this.

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Hi, welcome to my Bluethumb page. My name is Sophia Elizabeth. I am a multidisciplinary artist with a practice in photography, writing and occasionally ceramics. I have produced creative written work and poetry since I was around 8yrs old and I have been working with photography and film as a medium since 2019 when I collaborated on an artistic project with artist Ali Nasseri. Since then I began exploring underwater photography on 35mm film as well as digital images. I enjoy the handmade and manual process of shooting on film and printing in the darkroom. Creating an artefact via an artisanal process. I also enjoy the ways in which photography can bridge documentary and concept in ways that painting doesn't. There is a raw, realness to a photographic image and, I think, a rebellion in it. In 2020/2021 I expanded my practice to include ceramics. In 2023 I was lucky enough to begin working with and producing porcelain pieces under the guidance of Juz Kitson. My ceramics works are occasional, usually offered by commission only. I am from regional NSW, however I grew up travelling the world from the age of 3 and I have lived in several places around Australia as well as the UK and South America. I currently live between Sydney and Canberra.