Litha

Jackson Whitefield (1991)
Mild steel forms were buried, embedded or
secured to the earth at various pertinent
sites and left to be imprinted by the
elements. After a three month period the
steel shapes were photographed, removed
and then etched to paper. These forms are
presented alongside photographic images
of the sites where each form was left
to weather.
Jackson Whitefield is a British artist born in
St. Ives, Cornwall in 1991. Whitefield works
with a diverse range of media including
photography, film, drawing, book making
and site-specific earthworks. Themes which
run through his work include geology,
anthropology, process and language. While
his choice of media and interests are
diverse, his inspiration is rooted firmly
in his immediate surroundings. Always
allowing his environment to lead his
immediate enquiry his approach to making
the work is more about reacting and
engaging with the subject rather than
seeking out ideas that were already formed
in the mind.
Imprint I
etching on paper with silver gelatin prints in a five part polished aluminium frame, 87 x 87 cm
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