Monoprint Series - Leeds Abstract

Monoprint, Collagraph & Screen Print
2021
Leeds, UK.

These recent prints feature a non-toxic resist that I have developed whilst preparing and delivering educational workshops in monoprint and collagraph. I have developed a body of work that presents these recurring motifs and images, owing to what might be termed a ‘memory’ in the printing plates. These images, marks, lines or ‘memories’ function as palimpsests. By experimenting with different papers, I have found that some papers absorb and retain more ink than others, creating photographic qualities. This series consists of over 60 iterations, of which I have selected and presented three here. I use contrasting elements to create a sense of in-betweenness, dwelling in the balance between opacity and disclosure, as well as negative and positive spaces. In a wider sense, it connects with my interests in legibility and processing large quantities of information in today's technologically driven era.