LABYRINTH OF IMAGES - REFLECTIONS ON CHATSWORTH HOUSE
ALICIA PAZ
In the Summer of 2022, whilst artist in residence at S1 Artspace in Sheffield, I had the opportunity to research the historic collections of Chatsworth House, in nearby Derbyshire. In consultation with their expert curatorial team, I looked at extraordinary paintings, sculptures, textiles, decorative arts, archival material as well as the Chatsworth House Theatre. This research inspired a new body of work in photography, using the camera-less technique of photograms. As I walked through the grand house, I instinctively took photographs with my phone, literally hundreds of them. I selected the most interesting ones among these and turned them into photocopies on acetate, cutting them, collaging them, and combining these with opaque and semi-opaque objects such as necklaces and scarves, to create my compositions.