Instant Abstraction

The instant photographs were shot from the south coast of England, looking out to sea, with a view of lobster pots and fishing boats.

Using the instant photographs as a canvas, the seascape, fishing boats and people in the photo are abstracted by the painting on the surface.

The barely visible elements of the photographs offer a glimpse of the horizon and beyond it we can imagine the coast of France.

By painting directly onto the photograph as an addition and obscuring feature, I have recontextualised the original photograph.

Layers of intense colour create rich complexity and alter notions of time and narrative.