Looking at Space

Reflecting my interests in space, light and surface, I produced two variable editions of carborundum prints, entitled 'Looking at Space'. This body of work depicts a view of the night-sky above my home during the summer 2020 lockdown and focuses on different types of space and what they represent. At the time of taking the photographs on which these compositions are based, and since, I have been concerned with the qualities of different types of space and their abilities to represent our necessary adaptations to new ways of life. I have been particularly interested in the tensions that arise within the simultaneity of being both home-bound individuals in private households and constituent members of broader communities for which we are responsible. These prints show a vast expanse of space above the roof and windows which frame the seclusion of suburban domesticity. Star-gazing and trying to view the International Space Station during the summer lockdown are activities that highlighted this notion of duality between the endless outer space we all share and our personal spaces within our homes. The former representing, to me, our collective efforts to overcome the pandemic and transcend our individualism, and the latter representing our personal needs and livelihoods.