Albert Delamour

Gold water, Orotone, good leaf and liquid gloss.

2012

Albert Delamour is a contemporary photographer known for his work with the Orotone and Silvertone printing processes. Delamour is part of a growing movement of artists who are experimenting with alternative printing processes and reviving traditional techniques. He is known for his atmospheric, ethereal images that are inspired by nature and the landscape. Through his Orotones and Silvertones, Delamour is pushing the boundaries of traditional photography and exploring new ways of capturing and representing the world around us. “Through the Looking Glass” is the red thread between all my series. Because of Lewis Carroll’s novel, The Looking Glass has since become a metaphor for bizarre happenings. This metaphor of the mirror is a way to navigate my creative process and state of mind. When creating new work, I am never sure of the exact outcome. My quest as an artist consists of mirroring or looking through the mirror of the world, my surroundings, myself and my interrogations. I have created a timeless technique that stops you in your tracks, evoking a variety of emotions all from a single image. It consists of layering several coats of silver and gold foils on my photograph , adding a final coat of lacquer.T his unrivaled combination paired with his secret touch leaves behind a liquid-glass luminescence, making each piece come alive in its own dimensional way.