"Glass into the mould, light into the camera body, into space."
This artist book is part of “Pool” a film by Flora deBechi. Pool is a poetic imagining of the hollow space of the Grey Cairns of Camster as both a camera and mould. Built around 5000bc and reused by communities to this day, this film examines the fluidity of these monuments which we usually think of as static, and draws parallels with the material nature of glass in it’s stages of transformation. A digital artists book accompanies the film which features new prints, text and historical photographs of Camster Cairns courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland.
Flora deBechi is an interdisciplinary artist from the Scottish Borders living and working in Glasgow. Working with light and carbon has made my work photographic, in the most basic sense. Exploring crossovers between early photographic printing, drawing, and mark making with fire, the pieces re-use the material to new ends. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity, and it’s ub