Photo intaglio is a lengthy but exciting process.
I knew I wanted to use an autographic technique and I knew I wanted it to talk of illusion. I also wanted to mess about with the flat plane and tone and how to break down the difference in creating tone in this process compared to drypoint for instance. I knew I wanted to work on something observational. Not so conceptual or expressive. I wanted to make an image. I drew this image with graphite. The use of tone was instinctive and I 'felt my way'. With drypoint or similar I have to think about inventing tone with the marks available. It takes planning.
It is still. Not in flight. It's flat. Not folded.
My plate was so subtle I thought it wouldn't catch any ink.
I got carried away with the incidental marks. Finger prints from latex gloves?
The rag used to clean the edges of the plate became equally intruiging.
More so than the print.
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