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Photography, Color on Paper
Size: 42.1 W x 28 H x 0.1 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This photograph is from the series SOMERSET LEVELS, a long term project started in 2018. The Levels are under threat from severe water pollution and high levels of phosphates are causing biological harm to the waterways ecosystem. Phosphate levels are three times higher than they should be on the Levels and the primary sources are from agricultural activities and water industry discharges. I shoot the landscape during the day and at night. The day time images are subtle, and traditional but an element of anxiety and drama is introduced when the landscape is lit at night. Cinematic, dark, full of anticipation and anxiety, this night work is influenced by the American painter George Ault and the cinematography of David Lynch. The image is printed on Fine Art Pearl by Hahnemuhle. This bright white paper has a delicately textured surface and a smooth, silky feel. It produces an elegant finish with a subtle, pearl-gloss effect with outstanding reproduction of colour and detail. It’s striking contrasts and deep blacks make it the perfect paper for this cinematic night shot. Prints come in limited editions of 5 and 2 Artists Proofs. They are signed, titled and dated on reverse and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. For more information on the project please visit my website at
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2020
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Photography:
Color on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:
5
Size:
42.1 W x 28 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
No
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Ian Gabaldoni
United Kingdom
Ian Gabaldoni. Born 1966. Landscape photographer based in Somerset. In 2019 I started working on a personal project photographing the Somerset Levels. Once completely submerged by water, the landscape has been reclaimed and transformed over centuries into a vibrant mosaic of internationally renowned wetland reserves and agricultural land. I am drawn to these seemingly uneventful places: the fields, drainage ditches, rivers, pastures and marshes that go unnoticed. In daylight, they appear gentle and unassuming, but at night they are filled with tension and anxiety. The Levels are under threat from severe water pollution and high levels of phosphates are causing biological harm to the waterways ecosystem. In May 2022, Natural England announced they were changing the status of all Somerset Levels Sites of Special Scientific Interest to ‘Unfavourable - Declining’, the worst status before ‘Destroyed’. All of Somerset’s main rivers are now polluted beyond legal limits and the Environment Agency plan to clean up our waterways has been moved back to 2063. I’ll be 96. I hope my work will inspire the viewer to notice the beauty and fragility of both the Levels and their own environments.
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