After reviewing my concrete samples and rust dyed material samples, as well as Bethany Walkers work and Tactility Factory, i have started to come up with some ideas for my exhibition piece.
I think i'd like to combine my rusty material with concrete but not in blocks like i have done before, instead in a thin sheet, similar to that of tactility factory.
My aim is to produce 3 pieces. I want to use my rusty material after embellishing it underneath the concrete, but creating gaps in the concrete so the material can come through and be seen underneath.
A problem i realise may be tricky to overcome is how to create the gaps so the material can be seen. I thought about silicon or rubber, but finding these materials i have found is hard. In previous samples i have used plastercine which has worked well, so i could potentially use this material to block out spaces, then pour the concrete over the material, wait to dry, then peel off the plastercine to hopefully reveal the stitched material underneath. Each piece would reveal more and more of the material.
The meanings behind these pieces come from several ideas.
Hidden Manchester, the bits of Manchester you can't see - the rusty material dyed by old found objects around Manchester. Collecting these objects together. Bringing unity to the objects people discard. My samples are hiding/trapping/preserving objects, memories, identity. The concrete is acting as a structure and wrapping around the objects, holding them in place, keeping them safe.
I think i'd like to combine my rusty material with concrete but not in blocks like i have done before, instead in a thin sheet, similar to that of tactility factory.
My aim is to produce 3 pieces. I want to use my rusty material after embellishing it underneath the concrete, but creating gaps in the concrete so the material can come through and be seen underneath.
A problem i realise may be tricky to overcome is how to create the gaps so the material can be seen. I thought about silicon or rubber, but finding these materials i have found is hard. In previous samples i have used plastercine which has worked well, so i could potentially use this material to block out spaces, then pour the concrete over the material, wait to dry, then peel off the plastercine to hopefully reveal the stitched material underneath. Each piece would reveal more and more of the material.
The meanings behind these pieces come from several ideas.
Hidden Manchester, the bits of Manchester you can't see - the rusty material dyed by old found objects around Manchester. Collecting these objects together. Bringing unity to the objects people discard. My samples are hiding/trapping/preserving objects, memories, identity. The concrete is acting as a structure and wrapping around the objects, holding them in place, keeping them safe.
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