Within Blue - Vera van Almen

Akatsuki, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — Akatsuki, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

The Arising, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — The Arising, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

Small Presence, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — Small Presence, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

Plis de Lumière, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — Plis de Lumière, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

Open Ended, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — Open Ended, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

C'est Tout, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — C'est Tout, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

Passage de Lumière, 2026Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper52 x 43 cmUnique - Vera van Almen — Passage de Lumière, 2026
Cameraless toned Cyanotype print on Japanese Bamboo paper
52 x 43 cm
Unique

‘Within Blue’ is a continuation of ‘Places I have never been’, exploring imagined landscapes with a new approach. Using the same camera-less process, but with cyanotype instead of Van Dyke Brown, the series creates deep, luminous blue spaces where forms slowly emerge and sometimes dissolve.

These landscapes do not exist in reality but live in the mind, inviting the viewer to complete the image with memory, imagination, and personal reflection. ‘Within Blue’ extends the journey into the intangible, exploring the space between what is visible and what is imagined.

The series is about subtle transitions, presence and absence, and the quiet beauty that arises when shapes, light, and color meet in a delicate balance.