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Il
Mio Campo
Photography
by Fiona Buttigieg
On the island of Elba,
nature and simplicity rule.
The idea came to me while I was sitting in my field: a special place
where I like to sit and meditate. The sun was shining and the wild fennel
plants cast their shadow onto my leg. Their unmistakable form spoke clearly to
me and I felt caressed by the plant’s essence.
A Photogram is made by placing an object (in this case a plant
or flower) directly onto the light-sensitive paper in the darkroom, and shining
light onto it. The shadow that is cast by the flower becomes the image, similar
to an x-ray. There is no camera involved and no film, therefore the images cannot
be reproduced and no two images can ever be the same.
By using this technique, I
am allowing Nature herself to come into the darkroom and translate my emotions
into images, using her beautiful language of flowers.
Image
dimensions vary between 16x16cm and 24x30cm
all
images ©Fiona Buttigieg 2006
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