Forced to think creatively about how to continue working at a physical distance, Emma Ross and Tom Neill collaborated on a series of portraits modelled and photographed via Zoom.

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Artist statement, Emma Ross - Model
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" Emma Ross and Tom Neill worked together on a digital art project. Not only this project was about art it combined with technology.

" At the start of lock down I started to advertise virtual photoshoots. Tom messaged me with a creative idea to create a  digital art project. 

" As communication is key in this lockdown I really felt that his project spoke to a lot of people and it was very uplifting. so I jumped at the chance to work with him.

" Felt that the use of technology within the shoot was creative way of adapting photoshoots projects. 

" It really resonated with me how much change can be a positive thing all it takes is a little bit of work and organisation and the artistic flow came very naturally.

" Definitely feel like this is the start of something new. "

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Artist statement, Tom Neill - Photographer
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" I wanted to demonstrate the quality and possibility of creating photographs virtually, and to show that the digital medium is not necessarily a barrier to connection between artists, or to the reproduction of atmosphere and emotion in an image.

" The challenges of shooting via Zoom became assets to the art; the hyper-contrast contributing boldness and grit; the fish-eye of the mobile phone lens bringing unique angles and exaggerations; the home setting and natural light provided both a warmness and an opportunity to play with backgrounds. Interestingly, the pixels of the screen became, for me, a reminiscence of film photography, recalling the canvas like texture of photo-paper and graininess of high speed film.

" Without being together, without studio resources and the ability to work in three dimensions, part of the fun of the work was the increased conversation about how to get the best results - in a way, an improved correspondence between artists. "

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