The medium Julia Boros employs to communicate her ideas is that of Blue Prints, one of the oldest photographic techniques. It is a photographic process developed in the early 1800’s that produces a characteristic blue colour, They also go by the name of sun prints, photograms or cyanotypes. The resulting images are all one of a kind. Blue prints were used to record plant specimens without the benefit of a camera.

Julia’s original blueprints on fabric are created using a light sensitive emulsion made from an iron/cyanide solution. The images resulting from exposure to the sun are formed by the outline and shadows of objects that have been placed on top of the light sensitive surface.

Julia’s artwork captures patterns of light and shadow. The organic matter she uses to create the images range from leaves, feathers, flowers, fish & birds to the human body. The foliage pieces play with the original historical purpose of the blue print, which involved recording plant specimens without a camera. Works of the body pay homage to the tradition of the human form in art. The abstract works reference the natural environment.

The new series of figurative pieces were made outside from mid February to mid April 2006. The time of day was approximately twenty minutes either side of when the sun was at it’s highest point. The foliage was collected from the back garden and the photographic prints were taken inside and outside using Fujifilm superia 100.

Julia’s images convey the concept of rebirth and regeneration along with the merging of humanity and nature.
The works have captured the female form, with an emphasis from the waist down, and embody a soft, floating quality. The figures are swimming and dancing on their journey. Through her medium Julia captures moments of time on the surface of the fabric.

She enjoys the unpredictable nature and elemental persuasion of the process. Dealing with many variables, such as the intensity of the sun on a given day demands an inventive and unique approach to the technique.

Julia is an emerging self-taught photographic artist who lives at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. She was awarded first prize for the Amnesty International Freedom People’s Choice Award in 2004. She has taken part in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Australian galleries. In 2005 she participated in the Florence Biennale.