In Steven Beckly’s Saliva Lining, effervescent soap suds bubble against a prismatic backdrop, creating wet, filmy layers of circles within circles. Printed on glossy transparency, it reflects and refracts light, taking on the changing conditions of its immediate environment. Marking each image with his saliva, Beckly adds an intimate signature, leaving a genetic, ghostly trace unique to each edition.

Saliva Lining
2021
Colour transparency and spit
15.5” x 12.5”
