Scans of Pattern and Texture
Textures and patterns have always attracted me as photographic subjects. Their beauty is self-evident. In their near-uniformity I see tremendous variety rather than monotony. I see them as the results or manifestations of a series of processes and phenomena. Whether they are natural or artificial makes little difference to me (in this section most are artificial), as their creation is just as fascinating either way. (Even more interesting at times are the cases in which the natural has laid its patina on the artificial.)
They also lend themselves to a related interest of mine, which is to work towards invisibility (as is evident from some other bodies of work in this site, especially the inkless embossments in the printmaking section).
All images in this series were created with a flat-bed scanner, using either reflected or transmitted light. Generally there has been little or no retouching, and no photo elaboration except for minor tonal adjustments.
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