Sarah Casey
Ablations Series
2023
Gold ink Riso Print
28 x 42 cm
edition of 25
Printed by Footprint Artist CoOp
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Ablations are a series of riso prints developed from durational made in response to glacial archaeology emerging from ice as a result of global heating. The site specific durational work involved exposing to the elements drawings of glacial archaeology – made with waxed paper- at post-glacial sites in the Valais Canton of Switzerland. During exposure over time they gather the marks of the landscape, amplifying the conditions – like the archaeology and the ice in which they have slumbered for 50, 500 or even 5000 years – they will disintegrate if too hot. The risographs depict the process of wax drawings being exposed, and reflect these ideas of change and disappearance. The are printed n gold in that reflects the light, making the image change depending on the viewer’s position. Since riso printing is a method using plant-based inks, the risographs themselves will also slowly fade over time.
Each image is 1 of a series of 25.
This work made through collaboration with Musées Cantonaux du Valais during residency at Musée d’art du Valais (2023)and is part of the wider Emergency project.