For some considerable time, I have been experimenting with print, seeing how far I can push the idea of what a ‘print’ even is:

What happens when ink is broken down into its component elements - the pigment and the oil mediums - and is reassembled on 3D objects live on-site? Can that still constitute a print? What if I limit myself to using the colours in four colour separation processes (Cyan, Majenta, Yellow and Black) and reconstitute the fragments of these colours on my body or bodies - is it still a print if it alludes only to one aspect of printmaking? What about the imprint of my body on an object or surface? To what extent am I printmaking on a daily basis as my touch transfers marks onto my lived environment? To what extent can the act of printmaking be performed live? What might this do and why might that be important?

I have been finding ways to:

• be able to work in DIY ways with limited kit to make printmaking more accessible

• print ‘en plein air’, taking prints directly from the landscape

• print on, from and with the body or bodies

• break down aspects of the print process, abstract them, where necessary change their scale, and perform them in front of audiences or to camera

• make printmaking inks that are biodegradable and safe to use on the skin and in nature.

Below you will find a series of images from various experiments across the years.