Technical note Mandrake Tango images exist in c-print editions of 3, measuring 16in/40.5cm square and 30in/76cm square. They derive from 2.25 inch square transparencies taken in natural light with a Hasselblad camera, using an 80mm and 120mm lens. This set of images were also printed digitally on Turner paper. Photographs from the photo-booth use its standard fixed focus 90mm lens and positive film strip, there is no negative. A sequence of four shots is produced in 20 seconds and developed in a mini darkroom with regular wet chemicals. Images are as durable as ordinary c-types. The unique photostrips measure 8 x 1.5 in/20 x 4 cm. Works represent either collages of multiple photo-booth originals or edited photographic enlargements. Enlargements are made by re-photographing the originals onto 10 x 8 in stock using a 350 mm flat plane lens, these c-print enlargements also in editions of 3, measure 60 x 40in/152.5x102cm. Artist information Cyclical and organic, Rideal's work revolves around issues of repetition, scale, colour, photography and paint. Her first solo exhibition focussed on natural materials (eg. blackberries, beetroot and spinach) used as paint and fibres made into paper. These 3D 'records' developed as installations that were photographed. In 1985, Rideal started working exclusively with the photobooth, working on a number of public art projects and investigating ways of using the photographic strip as a digit within a pre-planed photographic 'jigsaw' literally making light drawings with hand gestures in the photo-booth. Gradually this working pattern shifted and she began to be more interested in the element of chance. Photographs that were deemed 'incorrect' became interesting for example, a fleeting hand or a shot of drapery caught in motion. Organised chance gave rise to a set of monochrome silk works; The Arras Suite. Rideal now works with a medium format camera and has recently produced bronze sculptures and monotypes. << back