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"Secretion"
Brian Van de Wetering

Media: Scanned Lumen, Archival Pigment Print
Price: $400

Process:
The work employs a camera-less photographic technique called lumen printing. I create my images by painstakingly arranging various botanical objects, flowers, leaves, seeds, vegetables, whole or in cross-section, on photographic paper and exposing them to direct sunlight. In some images I combine techniques of lumen printing and chemigrams to create the initial image. Scanning, digital enhancement, and inkjet printing create the final works. My process requires experimentation and often yields unexpected results. Zooming in on a high-resolution scan yields astonishing detail often more than the naked eye can see in the original print. Exploring a single exposure can yield multiple new compositions. This uncertainty is part of the adventure and makes this artistic practice a journey of discovery as well as creation.