Gary Sheppard’s latest exhibition at the Black Eye Gallery in Sydney uses the alluring intricacies of liquid to offer a glimpse in to the places and creatures from Mephisto’s world. We were very intrigued to hear that Gary had been using our MIOPS trigger was used in the creation of these artworks.

Playing with the viewer’s psychology by inviting them to put their own interpretation

on complex, swirling patterns produced by mixing inks, dyes and varnishes in water.

The images are mirrored to yield intriguing, symmetrical results depending on

how each scene is inverted and overlapped.

The convoluted structures and details that manifest as the liquids mix and flow into,

through and over each other are almost infinite in their complexity.

That intricacy means that,with each exposure, the particular combination of patterns,

colours and swirls which occurs at that instant has never existed before and will

never exist again. Each image is utterly unique.

Something about human psychology compels us to identify patterns and the

symmetry engendered by splitting, flipping and recombining each photo is

irresistible to our pattern-seeking minds.

Outlines and contours begin to resemble flames, creatures and faces peering

out from billowing clouds, confronting and seducing the viewer.

Just as every photo is unique, each viewer’s interpretation of that scene will

be distinctly their own. Furthermore, what you perceive will be influenced by how

far from the image you are.

Even after repeated viewings you are likely to see scenes, creatures and objects

that you had not identified before.

We caught up with Gary and he was kind enough to give us a run through the process he used to create these magnificent images.

"These shots were taken by pouring dyes, inks, paints and varnishes into water. Some of the pours were quite complex and required both hands to hold the containers.

The camera shutter had to be triggered at just the right moment and obviously I didn’t have a spare hand to do that. This is where the MIOPS trigger came in useful.

I set it to “sound” mode and connected it to my Pentax 645z. When I did the pour and watched the liquid streaming though the water I simply said “shoot” at the appropriate time and the MIOPS triggered the camera shutter."

If you are in Sydney, or nearby, it is definitely worth stopping by Black Eye to see Memphisto before the exhibition closes on March 27th.

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Gary Sheppardis a photographer based in Sydney, Australia and working mainly

throughout Australasia. With over 30 years photographic experience, the majority of Gary’s work is

involved with advertising campaigns for national and international distribution.

Gary has won awards at Cannes, One Show, D&AD, Communications Arts, London

International, Folio and AWARD shows and is an AIPP Master of Photography.

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