Silverware is a collection of porcelain vases obtained with silver gelatin photograms of seaweed. Each piece is unique. In contrast to the longer exposures of the cyanotypes, the silver gelatin is a very quick process, where the vase is exposed for only a matter of seconds. ⁠
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Seaweed foraged all around the UK coast is placed onto the surface of sensitised vases, which then revolve on a turntable in front of a beam of light.⁠ Depending on the time in the season seaweeds can be almost transparent or quite dark and thick. The variations in their translucency allows for a see-thoroughness that translates into delicate and tonal photograms. ⁠

⁠The scale of the silverware vases is very impressive. More than 50 cm tall and wide, they are very tricky to manoeuvre. To uniformly coat the surface each vase needs to be immersed in the silver gelatin solution and Glithero creates bespoke baths for each of the shapes.⁠

⁠By tweaking the parameters Glithero gets very different effects on the smooth surfaces of the Silverware. Some of them have a perfectly opaque black background and some show the traces of the light strip used to expose them, which is very reminiscent of an analogue clock – in contrast with the sense of timelessness that these images encapsulate.⁠ The matte surface of these vases is incredibly sensuous and beautiful.
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