Layers

Layers documents the accumulation of mark over mark, each carved woodblock contributing a discrete stratum of ink to the final composition. The title is simultaneously descriptive and structural: layers of architectural material — brick, render, glazing — become layers of print, each registered with precision against the others. Kavanagh's printmaking method allows semi-transparent planes to sit above one another, producing depth without illusionistic recession. The washi substrate absorbs water-based pigment differently across its surface, adding a subtle material texture to the stacked visual information. The result reads as both cross-section and accumulation, a record of process as much as image.