Print + Sunkissed 85 by Zoe Wiseman

Order the book SUNKISSED 85 with a limited edition 8x8 silver gelatin print that does not appear in the book, a collection of Zoe Wiseman’s photographs from 2001 to 2022. All of the images in this book were created using discontinued Polaroid Type 85 film, which is a medium-format Polaroid film stock that creates both a positive print and a negative when peeled apart after exposure.  To create these images Zoe uses extended techniques like solarization, where the film is peeled apart and exposed to sunlight before it has fully developed.  This technique can create an otherworldly metallic sheen, dark shadows, and areas of unusual contrast.  The title of the book is drawn from her technique of “sun-kissing” the film with natural light, and the “85” is a reference to the Polaroid Type 85 film which was used to create the images. 

 The settings for the photographs in this book range from the Western US, California to Arizona and to the Daintree rain forest in Australia, from landscapes to modern architecture of Kappe and stark studio spaces using all natural light. 

The 8x8 print was intentionally left out of the pages for a limited edition run of only 10 printed on Silver Gelatin fiber based paper to museum quality archival standards. Both the book and the numbered print signed by the artist.