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A Reflective Journal
Martina Margaux
CSM MA Fine Art 2023-2025
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Fire&Chemistry II - Hands + Fixer
First attempt. Hand print with little amount of fixer, sprinkling the fixer with a brush Second attempt. A lot more fixer on the hand....
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Apr 211 min read


Kintsugi (?)
I went a bit too far burning one of my works...and ended up with a large hole at the centre of the piece. It's happened before with...
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Apr 141 min read


Fire & Chemistry
In these images, I mixed different techniques: - chemigrams technique, using fixer to "draw" - combustion, making a blend of charcoal...
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Apr 111 min read


Human-made incense symbols
As I gain more control on the technique, I push the experimentation towards more complex/controlled/human-made shapes. Here I worked on...
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Mar 142 min read


The I Ching – Research & Practice
The “I Ching”, also known as “The Book of Changes”, is probably the most ancient Chinese divination text. Traditionally, the “I Ching ”...
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Mar 53 min read


Hierophanies - Experimenting with colour
Images realised using sparkles from NYE. I followed the suggestion of my Unit 2 feedback and experimented with colour in Photoshop. I'm...
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Feb 201 min read


Incense Stick Lumen Prints (?)
I continued my exploration of kinds of incense. This time, I used incense sticks. My original intention was to try and capture the...
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Oct 24, 20242 min read


Incense Experiments
Tragically, I finished my balsamic crystal incense! I went to one of the best incense places I know but it's an Indian shop and they...
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Oct 13, 20241 min read


Kozmic Prayers - Incense Crystal Photograms
Here is a new batch from my incense photogram sessions. I experimented with integrating flowers into the incense crystals. The effect is...
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Sep 26, 20241 min read


Photograms with crystal incense - test 2
I gave it another go...I am so attracted to this material. And I feel it is slowly opening up to me. I did not expect such a cosmic...
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Jun 14, 20241 min read


Photograms with crystal incense - test 1
I've made a test with the crystal incense I discovered last month. Right now every corner of my flat smells like strong balsamic...
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May 19, 20243 min read


Surprising Crystal Incense Shapes
I caught a cold from the airplane AC. But every bad thing is an chance of discovery..! I'm in Alula right now, trying to survive both...
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Mar 27, 20241 min read


Experiments with collage - embryo idea for Mirage series
I played around with the idea of making a piece using different layers of photographic paper. I used an underexposed test print in which...
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Feb 12, 20241 min read


my untrue/unreal
Playing around to work on a series of unreal landscapes through image manipulation. I have used various elements including Infrared...
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Feb 10, 20241 min read


Photograms B&W
First test working with crystals. I used a prism hanging from the enlarger For my second session, I experimented with 3d and 2d...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read


The essence of Sunset
The other day I was looking at sunset and was mesmerised by the richness and nuances of colours. And I started playing with the idea of...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read


Shadows of Myth #1
The desert is alive and moving. This series of pictures focuses on anthropomorphism, the human tendency to attribute human...
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Jan 14, 20241 min read


Exploring process - Instinct
First day in AlUla, visiting my sister Sofia. I spent the day in an artist residency in a palm grove, where my sister works. I reflect...
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Dec 4, 20233 min read
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