SCAF Emerging Artists 2023 Exhibition Catalogue
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STEFFI CALLAGHAN<br />
A certain slant of light<br />
Acrylic and acrylic collage<br />
on paper and board<br />
99cm x 38cm<br />
This painting has been inspired by<br />
the deep sea and the mythology that<br />
surrounds it. Many creatures of the deep<br />
ocean have evolved complex codes of<br />
bioluminescence as alarms, distractions,<br />
weapons and semiotic systems and they<br />
offer us a new perspective on the meaning<br />
of light. This composition started with<br />
choosing a strip of seabed to work from<br />
using the latest ocean mapping datasets<br />
and then thinking about the creatures that<br />
‘light’ it with their bioluminescence. Both<br />
have merged to create a portrait of the<br />
deep sea. The format of the painting mirrors<br />
the earliest sea bed maps.<br />
www.stefficallaghan.com<br />
Scott Creative Arts Foundation
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