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Collections and On-going works.

Science Fiction and Fantasy
Perspicillum Collection

Science Fiction and Fantasy [SFF] is an on-going

exploration from the Perspicillum Collection. Taking

various organic materials and placing them onto

35mm film negatives, allows for living and natural

matter to create its own Sublime. This accidental

Sublime can be found in the unassuming beauty

of the abstract forms, the decomposition of silver by 

microbial forms and, the notion of origin and the

death/life cycle.

The lack of control I face in creating these images

relates to the lack of control we face in dealing with existence.

The SFF project will hopefully expand with the help

of specialist equipment and partnerships; one project

I will keep close to hand for the future.

Perspicillum: The Microbe and the Apothecary.

Perspicillum Collection.

 

With the invention of the microscope, medicinal practice was revolutionised. I used this pinnacle moment to juxtapose what would today be classed as ‘alternative’ with our mass-produced ‘orthodox’ medicine. Within the last year, the collection has turned to bio-chemistry and micro-biology. Using scientific processes, I create real and imagined bacteria. The processes give random and chance outcomes to organic materials. I present their effects upon the materials chosen as visual, analytical data.

Apothecary Collection.

The Apothecary Collection was the theme for the second year of my foundation degree. I began with antique bottles and then focused on remedies mixed by the Apothecaries and also replicated in the household. I steered clear of remedies with chemicals,sticking to herbal concoctions, as I wanted to focused on the loss of an artisan culture that people depended on with and for their lives. In my final series I tried to juxtapose this notion with our careless nature of using pharmaceuticals; in a way creating a connection that helps to understand the importance of the natural world and what has been the foundation of medicines today.

Apothecary Collection.

Devon Ceramics Collection.

Devon Ceramics Collection.

For the first year of my foundation degree I researched on local history and our campus building, which used to be the second home of Brannams Pottery. This series is my homage to the pioneering technique of sgraffito and the curves found in the local pottery that carved out my own technique.

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