RMIT School of Art Graduate Festival

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Jon Tubby

Atmosphere Absolute explores the relationship of light and water through macro photography in an artificially constructed environment. Coloured filters are attached to a submerged torch and the emitted light is reflected back to the surface with mirrors beneath the water. I have been drawn to the water throughout my life, and I found it especially motivating while pursuing a career as a sailor in the navy. Being submerged in the water shows a different world to the one that we mostly live within. I try to converge my two worlds of past and present together by creating ethereal, psychological landscapes.


Atmosphere Absolute No.1, 2020
Digital image
1000mm x 800mm

Atmosphere Absolute No.3, 2020
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1100mm x 1100mm

Atmosphere Absolute No.5, 2020
Digital image
1000mm x 800mm

Atmosphere Absolute No.2, 2020
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731mm x 2000mm

Atmosphere Absolute No.4, 2020
Digital image
731mm x 2000mm

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