ANCIENT LIGHT

Silver Gelatin Photographs,

2017-2022

Ancient Light was born out of a desire to capture light from distant stars directly onto photosensitive film. Distinct from photographs of terrestrial objects, light travels for thousands, if not millions, of years before reaching the lens. To me, these images demonstrate the intimate material connection between humans, the landscape we live in and the space existing beyond our atmosphere.

We are intimately connected with the stars, within the materiality of our being. Human life finds its origin within the stars. Astronomers have found out that elements such as calcium within our bones, were made during explosions of massive stars. Tracing such material origins connects us, not only to our human brothers and sisters, but to non-human beings such as plants, animals and micro-organisms.

Thinking as an interconnected planet, rather than as individual selves and separated states, allows us to consider the affect we have on beings surrounding us.
You can find a directory of the project here.

Melanie King

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