High Definition Photography
for Community Art Project (Swindon 2010)

This high definition photograph was created for a community arts project conceived and managed by artist Sheena Dean. Swindon based users of the mental health services were asked to participate in a project designed to give them an expressive outlet for their inner feelings about their various conditions, and their experiences of the mental health services. Each participant created a costume that expressed some aspect of their feelings, and the group were then brought together by Sheena for a photograph in a staged set scene.

The photograph was produced by Gordon Burns of Skylight Publishing using a stitched panoramic process similar to that he uses for reproducing large artworks. The scene was photographed in 12 overlapping sections (6 along the bottom and 6 along the top). These were stitched together on the PC later and produce a file which will be printed 4' x 8' onto perspex. The image will be displayed along with other works related to the project in an exhibition at the Post Modern Gallery, Swindon from 22nd April.

Sheena Dean website: www.jungleshine.co.uk