“The world of dreaming can be an uncanny and mysterious
place within our minds. In this series of panoramas I aim to replicate such a
place by manipulating the landscape into a dream-like environment. By using
cross-processing, unnatural colours and high contrast are produced in the
image, creating an atmospheric appearance. The image itself is a series of
analogue photographs which have been shot in succession, then have been scanned
in and digitally collaged together. This has enabled multiple perspectives to
be placed together, further removing the reality of the actual location. The
first work of this series “Dreamscape” has several other photographs added to
the landscape. These are childhood photographs which I use to symbolise and
possibly act as a trigger for memories of the past. By placing them in the
dream scene I suggest that we may access our memories through dreaming. The
other three images in the series focus more on the beauty and power of the
natural environment. Most constructions such as buildings and vehicles have
been digitally removed within the images so that the rawness of the nature and
the lack of human presence allow the viewer to feel isolated and unnerved. This
display of the natural environment, as well as the use of large scale in its
presentation, also alludes to the concept of the sublime.” Jessica Sanders,
2003.
