Doug and Mike Starn

“Black Pulse is made up of a set of images of single dried leaves. Leaves are perhaps one of the most obvious manifestations of the trans forming power of light for we witness their cycle of growth and decay on deciduous trees with each passing season. The life of the leaves – the lungs of the tree – relies on photosynthesis, the process whereby the chemical chlorophyll assists in turning water and carbon dioxide into sugars as energy for growth. For the Starns, the process of photosynthesis is a fitting trope for photography itself, for both rely on light to develop latent forms and bring them into being Through their creative experiments, exacting scrutiny and refined working and technical processes, the Starns transform these humble botanical forms into something sculptural and monumental. The leaves of Black Pulse are wrought in stunning detail, as if by the finest goldsmith. Eroded and streamlined, they appear to define the space in which they sit.” Martin Barnes