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The works share an eerie, spectral quality, depicting shadowy spaces occupied by a strange combination of old children's toys and plants. There is an air of menace to all the works: a lily dwarfs the miniature rooms of a doll's house; an aggressive flowering plant looms over a staircase; a toy skeleton stands in the shadows with its back to the wall and an abandoned children's bedroom is shown in a state of chaotic disrepair.\r\n\r\nThe technique of photogravure, employed in this print, is often used to create atmospheric images. Using a photographic negative and light-sensitised gelatine, an image is transferred to a printing plate to be etched and then inked and printed in the usual way.","physicalDescription":"Depicts light streaming into a derelict room in the attic of a house. 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The exhibition comprised seventeen photogravure prints and five books executed between 1995 - 2001. \r\n\r\nMacCallum specialises in the technique of photogravure and has co-authored a book on this subject with David Morrish, <i>Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process</i>.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Marlene Maccallum: Strange Chambers: Attic. 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