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Mat Hughes. Photographic Artist
Fragment #1, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #2, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #3, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #4, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #5, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Twisted branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch with seeds, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Wind blown branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch seeking light, Little Desert National Park, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #1, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #2, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #3, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #4, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #5, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Twisted branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch with seeds, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Wind blown branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch seeking light, Little Desert National Park, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #1, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #2, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #3, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #4, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #5, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Twisted branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch with seeds, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Wind blown branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch seeking light, Little Desert National Park, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #1, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #2, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #3, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #4, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragment #5, 2019
1/1 unique print
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Cold toned silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Twisted branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch with seeds, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Wind blown branch, Little Desert National Park, Victoria, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Branch seeking light, Little Desert National Park, 2018
1/1 unique print
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Silver gelatin print
finished with gum arabic
300gsm cotton rag
Victorian Ash frame 440x440mm
Fragments, 2018 - Artist Statement
This body of work comprises of five handmade prints and was exhibited as park of Bayside Local 2019 at Bayside Gallery, Brighton.
Strange objects in a museum half remembered. Like the skeletal remains from some long-forgotten animal. This is a sculptural study that looks at fragments of wood found on the upper slopes of Mt. Alexander in central Victoria. But these fragments also form recent memory. Unlike the bones of a creature from the past, I recall these memories bright and clear and in magnificent focus…
"It was a grey overcast day. I broke out in a sweat as I climbed - backtracking up and down the steep slope, collecting pieces of wood that caught my eye and my imagination"
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