8 AUGUST - 10 SEPTEMBER 2022 

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Cecilia Tizard
Unclean

Light reflects, rests
inspect
expose
soak
fix
rinse
count
hang 

fold
and repeat.

Unclean examines the parallels between the repetitive nature of analog photography and the act of hand-washing garments. In this work, the photographic process directly mimics acts of washing and laundry. Guided strictly by the teachings from the 1953 publication, ‘Laundrywork in School’ each photographic print is made by substituting laundry chemicals for traditional and experimental photographic chemistry, and treating the light-sensitive photographic paper as if it were an item of clothing. The intent of this process is to care for the paper in the same way that you would care for an item of beloved clothing. To wash is to nurture.

This work encompasses the duality of discipline and intuition. The nature of the process means that some of the prints may change over time, acknowledging the ‘objectness’ of the photograph and exploring its characteristics outside of photography. Many of these works are created on the periphery of everyday happenings in an attempt to capture the architecture of studio space. Durational cameraless photography has the ability to collapse light into a single fixed image. These works are about time, they are light sensitive and most remain unfixed.

Artist Bio

Cecilia Tizard (she/her) is an emerging artist living and working on Kaurna Country (Adelaide, South Australia), and working from Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) as part of the 2022 Studio Program. 

Graduating from Flinders University with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Art), Cecilia’s practice primarily engages photography, with an interest in the intersection between traditional photography and abstract sculpture and installation work. 
Cecilia’s graduate work was featured in the Flinders University graduate exhibition, Holding Space, and the 2022 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition at ACE Gallery. Cecilia received the 2022 Commonwealth Private Undergraduate Award. She was also the recipient of the 2022 Helpmann Academy/ACE Open Studio Residency Award.

Photography: Brianna Speight