Salted Paper Printing

Figures 10.1–10.12 Golden Sweat © Amanda Stelling 2017. “It takes blood, sweat, and tears to become an athlete, and that is what makes these photographs. During our end of the year maximum threshold testing, my teamates and I wiped small pieces of paper with our sweat. We also dabbed our bloody fingertips on the paper from the blood that was being tested at different stages of our workout. Different sweat showed different colors, patterns, and coverage. Each photograph has its own genetic code. The organic nature of salted paper ties with the raw nature of the blood, sweat, and tears that go into sports. Gold leaf is applied to the photographs ...