Photograms made with UV dye on recycled cotton sheets in the Mojave desert in 2024 and 2025. Individual creosote bushes located in the King Clone creosote reserve and on the grounds of High Desert Test Sites, where I have had 2 residencies to develop this project.
The process includes coating the fabric with the dye solution on location in a darkened box, then carefully clipping the wet fabric to the live creosote bush while using my shadow to keep the emulsion shaded from light. Once the fabric is in place, it is exposed to the sun for at least ten minutes. Finally, the fabric is washed, dried and ironed.
Process photographs from the reserve and High Desert Test Sites, 2024-2025
