Justine Roche

Justine Roche

Justine Rocheโ€™s work explores early photographic processes such as the wet collodion process or โ€˜tintypeโ€™ photography. She is drawn to this medium for its unpredictability and timeless aesthetic. Here / Now (2019) comprises 65 portraits of female art students who graduated from the National Art School in 2019.

Each image is directly exposed onto a metal plate and Rocheโ€™s sitters must hold a still expression while the photographic alchemy occurs. The result is โ€˜unique and inimitableโ€™ writes Roche, โ€˜there are no negatives, no digital prints, no second chancesโ€™.

Images: Justine Roche, Here / Now, 2019, tintypes, 120 x 190 cm (overall); 10.16 x 12.7 cm (each), National Art School Collection, purchased 2019 ยฉ the artist

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