I came accross Marco Rappacini on instagram several years ago and I have admired his work ever since. His level of mastery in cyanotype is awe inspiring.

Examples of his work:

When I first encountered Marco Rappacini’s work, I had a sense of excitement, imagining the possibilities for exhibiting my own pieces. Often, when I view the works of other practitioners, I feel their level of achievement is beyond my reach. However, Rappacini’s prints, while exquisitely refined and beautifully presented, feel attainable in a way. There’s a clear consistency in his work, and it’s evident that he invests a great deal of time and dedication into each piece, which makes his craftsmanship both inspiring and approachable.

I realise I am quite wedded to this idea of diptych and triptych pieces. I think this is where it stems from. I know Rappacini also uses a toning technique in his work to enhance his subjects. I took a few photographs walking on the Malverns on a very foggy day, it was only later I realised that this was influenced by his work.

These are the images I took on that day. I plan to use the image of the tree in some of my experiments later on.