State (2004)
(drypoint etchings)

Four sequences of drypoint etchings from the on-going evolving series State. For each sequence Goodwin uses a single copper plate as a metallic palimpsest, repeatedly rubbed down for reuse, which holds traces of each incarnation of the plate. The individual prints show faint evidence of their predecessors, subverting the accumulative 'states' of the conventional etching process. Each sequence exists as a single edition, a type of monoprint drawing, shown with the plate as an inextricable component that contains each overdrawn layer. The finely detailed drypoint drawings offer an intense energy, depicting both human and landscape subjects. A time-based quality of constant reinterpretation is created, pushing and pulling the spatial proximity and contemplation of the subject, suggesting differing levels of alienation and intimacy.

State - (Amit) (2004) 9 dry point drawings and one copper plate, 220 x 26.5cm (86 1/4 x 10 1/2in)     State - (Jeff) (2004) 9 dry point drawings and one copper plate, 220 x 26.5cm (86 1/4 x 10 1/2in)       State - (Jo) (2004) 9 dry point drawings and one copper plate, 220 x 26.5cm (86 1/4 x 10 1/2in)       State - (City) (2004) 10 dry point drawings and one copper plate, 242 x 26.5cm (95 1/4 x 10 1/2in)