Chasms is an ongoing series made by digitally processing RAW data fromspace telescopes – such as Hubble and the James Webb – using scientific software. Various algorithmic functions are applied to visualise the data – a process Hill likens to a digital darkroom. The data is then sent through various physical and digital transformations in an attempt to explore the chasm-like depths of deep space and time – as well as the potential of photographic space. Photography and sculpture are combined methodologies for exploring these dimensions.
In this third series, physically manipulated printed data has been left in various solutions to crystallise, fusing celestial light with geological materials and processes. Crystalline and mineral substances formed in the continuum of deep earth and deep space allow us to peer back into cosmic time, both as technologies and the geological record they hold.
In this third series, physically manipulated printed data has been left in various solutions to crystallise, fusing celestial light with geological materials and processes. Crystalline and mineral substances formed in the continuum of deep earth and deep space allow us to peer back into cosmic time, both as technologies and the geological record they hold.