This photograph is from Jessica Eaton’s series Cubes for Albers and LeWitt. Eaton uses the additive, tri-colour process by placing red, green or blue gels over the camera lens to make multiple exposures of a cube. Each work in the series could be described as a record of technique, as well as of an object or scene. Similar to artists Joseph Albers and Sol LeWitt, Eaton describes the cube as a platform on which “to project other ideas or phenomena”.
Jessica Eaton (b. 1977, Canada) began working with the tri-colour process in 2004. Her work prioritises the medium of photography and its ability to make images, rather than its supposed mirroring of the real world. She has shown her work extensively in North America, as well as in group exhibitions in Europe and South Korea.
This photograph featured as part of the Touchstone programme (2012-2020). Each display consisted of a single photographic work on the Eranda studio floor where visitors were invited to respond to the question 'What do you see?' using the cards and pencils provided. A bench was placed in front of the work, encouraging people to spend a little longer than they might usually. The programme was part of a wider series of projects and activities related to visual literacy.
A selection of audience responses to the question 'What do you see?'
