The Crude Sea

In early 21st Century photography a smear of petroleum jelly onto a clear, glass filter softened and romanticised a subject or scene. Sharp details diffused into a soft focus, dreamy image obscuring reality. I borrow the smear technique to complicate memory and nostalgia, aware that the greasy stuff in the little plastic tub is derived from crude oil.

Photos of the North Sea in East Yorkshire and Orkney.