Elaine duigenan biography

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Elaine Duigenan is a photographic artist based in London.

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I’m seeking precision, simplicity, focus.

Introduction

An enquiring mind requires a sharp eye. The way we see things will shape how we think about them. It is the aim of the scientist and the documentarist to look with depth and precision. In the view of the British photographer Elaine Duigenan, this is also very much the task of the artist.

Each of her photographic series makes an almost forensic examination of her subject, be it the zoological specimens in a natural history museum, the structure of plants, the trails left by snails or the delicate textures of a pair of nylon stockings. In a number of cases, in her pursuit of clarity and detail, she has chosen to make her photographs not with a camera but with a flatbed scanner. The resulting image is depthless and crystal clear, holding the object so recorded open to thorough inspection. Viewed with this level of precision, seemingly mundane subjects come to life and reveal subtle and sometimes eccentric qualities one might easily miss without this detailed way of seeing.

As an artist, Elaine Duigenan has a longstanding co

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Artists’ Statements: Flora Imaginaria

Ann Mandelbaum

2D Flattens 3

what’s more than perfection? what’s left to remove?

what tool to tame beauty or coax a new rule?

the seed, a beginning, its pause a dull moan,

such glory itself is the story sewn full.

the miracle, bigger than brain can allow,

leaves little to add to the gift of its loan.

petals arranged…so familiar, so slow

any capture a loss, with less to be told.

the game of the lens lands a digital hand.

the couple then dances, the tune driven

through,

repeating the facts is a waste of the act.

what’s left is a start that begins a fresh bed.

searing all senses; jumping red outside line;

squeezing space into flat; twisting gesture

to still…

the history of glory puts language on hold

as order reverses, surreal leads it all.

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ABOUT

Elaine Duigenan is a photographic artist based in London. She has exhibited internationally and has work in collections which include The V&A and The Museum of Fine Art in Houston. Her work is represented in the US (East Coast) by Klompching Gallery in New York. Alongside making her own series of work for exhibition, she undertakes artist residencies and works alongside institutions such as Wellcome Collection to devise and deliver special projects. In late 2009 one of her images was flown to The International Space Station by Astronaut Leland Melvin on Shuttle Atlantis.

Elaine is known for being an early and innovative exemplar of Scanography - see The V&A History of Photographic Processes: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/photographic-processes)

In her early work Elaine found objects for scanning, now she is involved in making them too.

This website shows only a small proportion of work. If you would like to see more please introduce yourself and ask to see current projects and work in progress.

Elaine is also active on Instagram: elai