The techniques and printing processes Jeppesen uses are deeply rooted in historic photographic tradition, yet he continues to push the limit and redefine the medium within his practice. In his work using the cyanotype process, The Pond series is inspired by the decomposition process of the marshy ponds found in the artist's native Denmark. For the artist, a pond represents a process in nature that is completely unaffected by humankind: an unruly, wild environment that will not be controlled. Likewise, Jeppesen's chosen medium of cyanotype echoes this theme. The works are created by hand, exposed in sunlight and hand-washed in water - rustic, raw, elemental and ultimately subject to the forces of nature.
In the series Tanks Jeppesen transfers the cyanotype technique to the three-dimensional. Further pushing the limitations of what is considered a photograph, Jeppesen suspends cyanotype-printed silk in clear mineral oil inside a glass tank. This delicate material is stretched and anchored by strings to create a floating, intricate, three-dimensional object. These works are alluring and melancholy in their solitude, harkening back to Jeppesen's earlier work with landscape photography. Tanks demonstrates the beginning of Jeppesen's departure from a strictly photographic practice, and his move into three-dimensional and sculptural works.
The artist’s work has been a gradual transition from the two-dimensional, photography-based work towards a more sculptural expression. That shift is now complete, manifested in oil filled glass tanks, wherein a cloth suspended by strings appears simultaneously restrained and free-floating.
Adam Jeppesen was born 1978 in Kalundborg, Denmark. He lives and works in Argentina.
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