Cyanotype is an early photographic process, recognizable for its distinctive deep blue color. It is based on a simple method: a photosensitive solution, made of ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide, is applied to paper (or other surfaces), which is then exposed to light together with objects, plants, or negatives. The exposed areas react to light, while the covered parts remain light.
After rinsing in water, the image appears and becomes fixed, revealing shapes and details.
Each print is influenced by variables that are difficult to control: light intensity,humidity, exposure time, and the absorbency of the paper.
For this reason, every work is unique and cannot be fully replicated.
In the wet process, the method is altered by working on the paper while it is still damp.
Water, vinegar, soap, or other elements can be introduced before or during exposure, generating unpredictable reactions: pigments move, edges dissolve, and forms transform.
The result is less defined, more organic.
An unstable balance between control and chance.
Cyanotype is not only a printing method, but a space for experimentation.
Each image emerges from the meeting of intention and the unexpected.
Between what is prepared and what happens.
It is within this tension that images take shape.