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Cyanotype

I liked this process so I wanted to re work the image of the plastic bag in the water. I took my prints from yesterday and added them in . I used articles on microplastics and plastics in fish to add a formal layer .

I made a word document with my fish print , printed it and stuck it onto black sugar paper. I photocopied it to be negative then photocopied it on acetate.

I redid the bag picture as I wanted it to be darker, so I did the same process but using a heavily contrasted b&w photo.

I liked the look of text on prints and wanted to give it an editorial look , some more formal , so I took text from the national geographic article on micro plastics and science direct on microplastics in brown trout. I made a document then copied it on acetate.

I then layers them into a composition I liked. And put into cyanotype machine using the page I prepared yesterday .

It turned out not bad , looked washed out but it adds to the atmosphere. The bag is the main focus and the creepy fish are an embellishment to emphasise the destruction of SUP pollution.

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After finishing the jewellery I went to the photography studio with @k00278086real and @k00279452 to experiment with the projector and to photograph my teeth jewellery. There was little equipment there for the day that was in it so I just used the camera on my phone! I’m delighted with how they turned out although the quality of my camera could be better! I used my acetate print from my Cyanotype workshop and the teeth I’ve been using as primary research within this project temporary.

This ended up being a more contemporary take of Victorian tooth jewellery. I ended up focusing more on producing portraits than taking images of the jewellery which has me thinking about portraiture.

Portraiture played a big role during the Victorian period, particularly Cyanotype! I want to look further into this which my teeth jewellery in mind!

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Sketchbook - Idea development

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Stop Motion of Sculpture

I had intended to animate the plastic fish , hence the sections. I wanted to literally and metaphorically display the movement of plastic .The shadow adds an eerie ness .

I messed up on the last part , I made a gap in the movement so it looks jumpy. The table shows in the corner which i would rather it didn't ,as its a distraction .

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Ceramic crab ( part of ceramics ‘bottle’ )

I wired up the crab , bringing it together , I decided not to to glaze the crab , as I found it unimportant, it by itself doesn’t directly relate to my theme. I just wanted to see it done. The crab is a pair with the ceramic bottle , as it is its new home , showing the effected envirnoment beneath the see.

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Glazing ceramics

I decided to glaze my ceramics I made earlier on , I had initially intended to ‘paint’ with plastic but decided against it as it would take up too much time an i wanted to experiment with other mediums and ideas .

I used a turquoise glaze , I thought the colour was quit nice , reminded me of the sea ,and of course blue plastic bottles .i filled the inside then emptied it , let dry then dipped the outside. I enjoyed this process.

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Plastic fish sculpture

(Work in progress)

Today I connected the pieces with rivets , so its moveable .I drilled holes before putting in the rivets .

I melted the plastic of the tail , which shrank the plastic and made it slightly curved which looks very interesting. I think the textures the heat manipulation produces resemble the sea , calm slicks of water.

I looked at molding the plastic to the 3D fish head . This was working however I ran out of big enough pieces of plastic to meld to the form as they all shrank.

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Printmaking workshop

This evening I did the print making work shop , where we etched onto acetate and then moved onto a relief print with a wood block.

My idea behind this piece was of plastic pollution in aquatic environment and how it harms it, like the sculpture I am working on I took the form of fish bones . I decided to make the head a bottle top to show the versitude.

I liked the naturist form of the bones in the first one , but with the wood block it turned out to be difficult to create curves , so It came out ridged.

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Print of Bags

I layered the acetate negatives I had left over , and photo copied it to create this image . I liked the negative in colour , I think it draws attention to the object .

The 3 bags relate to consumerism and while amplify the concept of single use plastics used and abused , bought over and over again to be thrown away . The image gets smaller , touching on how plastics breakdown into micro plastics.

I tried to clean up the image in photoshop but found it difficult, there are too many colours and textures that when I went to edit it , it lost its effect. So I just kept it as is here.

if i had more time i would add typography here - 'caution' or 'beware , extremely dangerous' , once more relating to the destruction of SUP's.

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concept - SUP

My project started off looking at rubbish and how like and shadow interacts with it .

It progressed to single use plastics and how temporary its use is , leaving behind the element of light and shadow as a main aspect , but using it to enhance the plastic element.

I looked into plastics in our environment , what plastic waste we generate and where it ends up .

I looked at microplastics in the body prompted by an article on microplastic found in breast milk.

I furthered my research with plastics in the sea and how it effects its inhabitants which inevitably was a catalyst for destruction.

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Poster Typography

I thought the poster looked bare , so I decided to add text by printing on it .i brain stormed ideas on a discarded print. I chose this as it represents how dangerous SUP are to our environment by comparing it to a wanted criminal while also a nod to consumerism .

I realised after I messed up the last letters ‘ED’ , but I think it adds to the abnormal quality of it .

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Glazed ceramics

Finished product of my ceramic work , I like the turquoise, it makes it look more like a plastic bottle in the 2nd picture .

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Graphic Poster

Further more developing the images of the weird fish and bag into another piece , i decided to try a poster format.

I research poster on plastic pollution to get ideas…and saw that the images are emotive.

I decided on the dead fish trapped in the plastic bag . I kept it black and white , as the imagery was the focus of the composition. It has an X-ray effect which connects to plastics in the body. I left in the bits of seaweed , so you can see it’s still in the ocean.

I used photoshop throughout this process to edit the shapes , change the colours and the clean up the images .

I printed on A3 , there’s 2 different papers here one is lighter than the other , ideally card would look better .

Im not sure if I should’ve add text to furthermore the concept .

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Digital Cut Out Animation

Carrying on the images of the bag and water bottle fish , i created an cut out animation . I wanted to use the leftover prints i made for the cyanotype.

I planned a story board, visualizing the composition. I wanted the apocalyptic fish going in the opposite direction of the bag , to represent the disruption of the natural environment. The black and white has an eerie quality to it , while the hint of blue on the plastic bag draws attention to it , showings it doesn't belong.

I created the water sound in my sink at home and added it on through premiere pro . I liked how it turned out , ideally I would like there to be more going on , but it would take too long and I don’t have that time . The movement of the fish are a little ridged.

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Recycling Clay

i decided to destroy my body form used to make a mold for my agar agar experiment. It was unfired so could be recycled , in light of Adrian Villar Rojas , i destroyed it , expressing its temporary use .

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Fish Sculpture

This is the finished product representing the detrimental effect SUP pollution has on the Environment. I used the form of a fish skeleton as a Memento Mori. I primarily used plastic water bottles , which in itself is a contradicting concept , something vital to our survival in something that is disrupting our survival.

I used Bostick glue to attach bones and bolts and washers to connect the sections , giving it movement. I melted the plastic for the head and tail, with a heat gun , to warp to plastic into form.

I decided to photograph the fish in a commercial way , bring back the idea of marketed plastic - clean and bright.

I filmed a thé motion of the fish, comparable to a dinasour fossil ( will probably last as long ) , capturing the texture and mesmerising movement . Here shows how the plastic travels from 3D to 2D , from bottle to micro plastic. Interesting the plastic resembles water .