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Sarah Rhodes
Chamber of projection I: from the series Intimate immensity (after Bachelard), 2025gelatin silver print, framed123 x 112 cm (framed size)unique stateBG11116AU$ 8,500.00HONOURABLE MENTION - Bowness Photography Prize 2025 WINNER - Wai Tang Commissioning Award This image considers the cave as a metaphor for the subconscious – a space where inner states...HONOURABLE MENTION - Bowness Photography Prize 2025
WINNER - Wai Tang Commissioning Award
This image considers the cave as a metaphor for the subconscious – a space where inner states can be felt and externalised. Inside a limestone cave, created using silver gelatin printing and hand-applied chemical processes, the photograph embraces surface marks as expressions of thought, memory and emotion. The pale stains invite the psychological to appear through the material. The branching forms – stalactites and tree roots penetrating the cavity – reflect the mutual influence between person and place.
I am interested in how atmosphere holds these exchanges, and how enclosed environments intensify our awareness. This work is part of an ongoing series that uses photography and process to explore the porous boundary between inner experience and the outer world.
