Notice the ordinary.
A fern has a fine branching pattern. An olive sprig leaves a simpler outline. Start by looking at the spaces between the leaves.
FIELD SPECIMENS / PRINT EXPERIMENTSNothing
Nothing
but light.
And a leaf.
Small observations, forever in blue.
An exploration of botanical forms
and the beautiful chance of cyanotype.
SUNLIGHT AS A MEDIUMNO TWO PRINTS ALIKE
01 / THE DIGITAL DARKROOMYour specimen.
Your specimen.
Your impression.
Rotate the fern and choose an exposure level. Press Expose, then Develop to reveal your print. Higher settings produce a deeper blue in this digital experiment.
01 — ARRANGE
Rotate the fern, choose an exposure level, then press Expose.
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AFTERLIGHT / STUDY 001
LIGHT-SENSITIVE PAPEREXPOSURE: READY
Let the light work.
A specimen shields the paper beneath it. The uncovered areas react to light, recording the outline of the leaves.
A world in blue.
Rinsing removes unreacted coating. As the print develops, the pale leaf shape stands out against the blue.
03 / FROM THE HERBARIUMCollected slowly.
Collected slowly.
Remembered in blue.
Made of time.
Kept in blue.
Interactive simulation, not instructions for a real chemical process.
AI-generated print still life; digitally drawn specimens and interactive simulation.