Mordançage is an alternative photographic process that substantially distresses and alters a silver gelatin print to give it a degraded effect. The mordançage solution works in two ways: it chemically bleaches the print so that it can be redeveloped, and it lifts the black areas of the emulsion away from the paper giving the appearance of veils. Once the emulsion is lifted, it can then be removed or manipulated depending on the desired outcome. Areas where the emulsion was removed appear to be in relief. These prints can become oxidized during their creation, further altering the tonality of the image. The original is quite unstable. What you are looking at here are scans of the original distressed print. These are then digitally printed using quality pigment inks.
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Cottonwood Horizontal
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Perlite Mine
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Santa Barbara
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SFMOMA Wall
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More of Joe Profita's photography can be viewed on his website. If you would like to order prints of any images that appear on his site that you do not see listed above, please contact us via email, as we can arrange to have prints produced upon demand from any of Joe's images.
Many of Joe's prints may need to be printed to order. If we have a particular print in our inventory we can usually ship it within 1-2 business days from receipt of your order. Otherwise, please allow 1-2 weeks for creation of the signed print, and an additional week for delivery within the USA.
Many of Joe's prints may need to be printed to order. If we have a particular print in our inventory we can usually ship it within 1-2 business days from receipt of your order. Otherwise, please allow 1-2 weeks for creation of the signed print, and an additional week for delivery within the USA.
