Amy Adams

Illuminated by harsh fluorescent lighting and isolated from their environment, the faces appear theatrical or ghost-like, bearing little resemblance to the banal reality of their setting.

Whether pensive or paranoid, the expressions of the travellers seem timeless and almost archetypal. Using a contemporary process, which combines digital video with traditional darkroom techniques, has allowed Amy Adams to create textural and ephemeral images that visually reference historical methods of image-making and portraiture.