I don't hesitate to expose my stout Gum/Oil prints to the atmosphere but the
more delicate papers associated with Pd/Pt are another matter. However, I
wonder how much I've been socialized into the "legitimate" or standard
presentation of photographs and how these standardized ways may obscure the
unique tactile quaility of these prints. Maybe I'm not as concerned with the
ultimate longevity of the print so much as I am a reasonable archival life along
with the most stunning presentation possible. Or, in other words, how can I
present my Pd. prints in such a mannor (like my Gum/Oils) as to make the paper
support as visible and as important to the whole Gestalt--if you can forgive the
term--as the image itself.
To this end, I've always cut the boarders off my prints drymounted my Pd prints
with archivalmount because I feel that the unique 'flat' look I desire only
occurs through that technique. So I give up some assurance of archivality (is
that a word?) by not giving a buffer margin at the edge of my prints and rather
permanantly adhering it to the mounting board--but the look is more to my liking
so I'm willing to do it.
This rather long winded message boils down to a simple question: is there any
one else 'breaking the rules' of presentation with their alt. prints? and how?
Kevin