An intimate impression of the leaves and blossoming flowers, they were pressed and flattened on the paper to give life to the visible latent image. I wanted to heighten the color of the blossoming spring garden, each image was enhanced electronically, adding or changing the color of the scanned latent image. Some of the enhancements are mimicking the real flowers but far from the true colors, others are purely for visual impact. Hence the images are intense, saturated and large. Most of the flowers were found in my backyard, a few were picked on road side, and in case you wonder, yes, I stole a couple as well. After the exposure, the leaves and flowers were pressed and dried for other art works. The latent image on paper is not permanent, it changes overtime, and eventually, fades away.
The spring blossom is temporary, short lived but recurring. The plants live through the cycle to blossom for a short period every year. Some plants bear fruits some don't. Some give way to new plants. Their purpose in life is simple, to blossom. Thus, the immortality of the species.
July 2009
in Shanghai, China
花叶印
這是个花朵，叶子和纸的无摄影机摄影系列。我是把叶子和花朵压平在感光纸上，透過阳光把生命印象留住在感光紙的潜影（暴光后冲洗前感光材料的暗淡影像）之中。我利用電腦將潜影掃描后，將顏色改变。有些顏色是接近花朵和叶子的自然色彩，有些則純粹因個人視覺的出发而改变，將色彩調得更強烈和飽滿。大多數的花和叶都是從我家的后园收集的，少部份是在路邊檢拾；也有些是從他人的园子田地借回來的。花和叶經阳光转化成紙上的潜影影像，其实是不穩定，会隨時間而转变淡化，最終自然隱退消失。压平了的花朵和叶子会被用在其他作品。
春天的植物生命极其短暫，植物每年花开花落，或开花结果、或枯木朽株；植物的个体生命意义就在于保持物种的永存。
七月在上海