what the water gives / what the water holds
The works presented here form part of an ongoing photographic exploration. Each edition is produced with care and intention, shaped by both process and environment. Materials, scale, and presentation are considered as extensions of the work itself, offering quiet reflections on presence, memory, and the ocean as collaborator. Produced on 35mm film and surrendered to the same water source the images were captured. Environmental data is included in the bottom margin of the print, recorded at the time of the image was taken.
This series is available for exhibition. Please contact me via belindavanzanen@gmail.com
Studies in Attention
These works emerge from sustained observation, moments of slowing down, noticing light, movement, and rhythm within oceanic environments. Created through digital processes, they form an open field of exploration where attention itself becomes the subject. These images are offered as part of the evolving language of Ocean as Muse.
what the water gives / what the water holds - Digital Studies
Each work is printed at exhibition scale on museum-grade Hahnemühle cotton rag using archival pigment inks and is unframed.
All prints are part of a tightly controlled edition and are signed and dated by the artist.
Larger exhibition prints may be produced separately
First Edition, Signed Copy
Static is a conceptual photography book exploring themes of ritual, time, mindfulness, and human presence. Shot entirely in Japan, the work captures fleeting moments of stillness within the chaos of modern life, reflecting on how we move through the world, often distracted, yet yearning for connection.
This is the first edition, carefully designed and personally signed.
Softcover (24 × 20 cm)
60 pages
Edition: First edition, signed by the artist
Price: $65 AUD
First Edition, Signed Copy
Static is a conceptual photography book exploring themes of ritual, time, mindfulness, and human presence. Shot entirely in Japan, the work captures fleeting moments of stillness within the chaos of modern life, reflecting on how we move through the world, often distracted, yet yearning for connection.
This is the first edition, carefully designed and personally signed.
Softcover (24 × 20 cm)
60 pages
Edition: First edition, signed by the artist
Price: $65 AUD
from What the Water Gives / What the Water Holds
Shot on 35mm film at Noosa Spit and returned to the ocean after developing, this frame carries the marks left by salt and current during its time submerged. Handwritten environmental data — recorded at the moment of exposure — appears in the margin, and the print is signed by the artist.
One of a kind within a limited edition of 10.
Size
Image size 900x600mm
Paper size 900x600mm
Materials
310gsm Cotton Rag Paper
Archival Giclée print