Emily Wood

Phytogram Series

Captured by pinhole camera over duration of exhibition

Salt; sand; sea; sun. The land swells and empties twice a day by the lure of
the moon. I walk along the littoral drift; waves licking at my ankles. Washing
and marking, washing, marking the surface. Seaweed slops and pebbles slide. Impermanent, permanent etchings of a watery landscape.
The sea dissolves; reveals.
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Phytogram Series documents the littoral zone, an area of shoreline that is subject to constant movement and change by tidal currents. Photographic paper is left to sit in the zone for 24 hours, interacting with the organic chemistry of freshwater and coastal matter at high tide, and variable weather at low tide.
I often work with alternative photographic processes and eco-conscious techniques to experience local Scottish landscapes, responding to the sense of time, place, natural cycles, and environmental concerns. This ongoing exploration has led my development of a sustainable darkroom practice, in response to traditional analogue photography’s environmental impact.

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