observation and interpretation: landscape / nature / light
New Work 2009
A series of intricately layered and delicately coloured screenprints in three glacial blue hues.
Print Titles:
Glacial Blue #1__________Density 1–6_________Intensity 1–4
Glacial Blue-Green #1_____Density 1–6_________Intensity 1–4
Glacial Blue-Grey #1______Density 1–6_________Intensity 1–4
for further details about these new colour studies see:
www.atelierjackson.com
COLOUR STUDY glacial ice
Pictured are a collection of colour experiments and tests. Using this research material I am developing a series of screenprints that build colour depth through semi-transparent, tints and overlays.
This collection of work forms part of an ongoing enquiry into blue hues observed in glacial ice.
research / field studies
I have been working directly from the landscape to produce a comprehensive range (over 120 to date) of small-scale colour tests and sample swatches. This preparatory work is now being developed into a series of intricate larger scale prints. These prints will be made at East London Printmakers in May/June 2009, see Atelier Jackson for more news of this project.
Glacier des Grandes Montets
10.08.2008 __ 10:24
Glacier d’ Argentière
10.08.2008 __ 10:30
Argentière 1242m
31.05.2008 __ 20:41
Pierre a Bosson 1670m
25.06.2008 __ 13:49
Lognan 2100m
25.06.2008 __ 13:49
VISUAL RESEARCH
Spring/Summer 2008: Alpine Valley Glaciers of Chamonix, France
Planned field work:
1. colour studies of glacial ice and mountain landscape
2. visual studies – traces of movement / crevasses
SURFACE STUDY 01: Glacier du Tour 2008
This book object examines the subtleties of the glacial landscape, the play of light on the surface of the glacier and concealed depths. Constructed from crevasse lines observed on the surface of glacier the effect of underlying structures are visually explored.
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SIZE: 300mm x 300mm x 120mm
COMPOSITION:
300 pages: 160g/m² paper
Glacier du Tour August 2007
I will be giving a talk about the Glacier Project and the field trip to the Glacier du Tour as part of the annual iNOMAD event. Tickets are available via the iNOMAD website: www.inomad.co.uk
Glacier Project Talk and exhibition
The 2008 iNOMAD Event
23rd January 2008, 7pm
Royal Geographical Society with IBG
1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
New work featured in the presentation:
SURFACE STUDIES
These book objects examine the subtleties of the glacial landscape and the play of light on the surface of the glacier.
GLACIAL VOCABULARY
A unique collection of people (glaciologists, explorers and writers) were asked to list six words they would use to describe a glacier. These lists offer a range of interpretations about glaciers. This element of the project is part of an ongoing enquiry into the written description of natural landscapes.
Use the link below to download a copy of Glacial Vocabulary 1
Glacial Vocabulary 1.pdf
Dawn Glacier du Tour, August 2007
I won the iNOMAD travel award in June 2007 on the strength of the work created for the RCA summer exhibition. The award funded a field trip to the Glacier du Tour in August 2007, enabling me to develop the project further. I had an amazing time exploring the glacier and will be giving a talk at The Royal Geographical Society in January 2008 about the trip and the work it inspired.
COLOUR STUDY 1: Glacial Blue
An experimental book that uses reflected light to capture the colours observed in glacial ice. The arrangement of the pages and the quality of the light source affect the appearance and intensity of the reflected colours. It is the blue cast on the white surface of the pages that most effectively describes the shifting hues of glacial blue.
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SIZE: 200mm x 170mm x 35mm
COMPOSITION:
32 pages: 700g/m² board
screenprinted in 3 tints
VOLUME STUDY 3: Crevasse*
These books examine the relationship between the surface fissure and the internal structure of a void. Externally, the page edges are disrupted by the form of the interior space, shadows denote depth and the reader is impelled to peer into the book.
*Crevasse – a deep, vertical crack in a glacier
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SIZE: 240mm x 140mm x 50mm
COMPOSITION:
500 pages: 80g/m² paper
covers: 250g/m² paper
No. OF VOLUMES: 3
