The Art of Light and Shadow
Light writes what the hand cannot
UV exposure traces every vein, every margin, every frond with a fidelity no engraver could achieve in a lifetime of labour.
The specimen becomes its own record
Direct contact between plant and paper eliminates the intermediary of the lens — nature prints herself upon the sensitized page.
Blue ground holds the white truth
The Prussian-blue chemistry preserves in iron what fades in living tissue — a permanent negative of impermanent beauty.
Each print is a unique morning
No two sun angles yield the same depth, no two washes leave the same tone — every plate is an unrepeatable hour of light.