I am back after holidays, finding new courses, an insane amount of things on which I am sickly delayed and my precious project with Spinderihallerne. The project is taking form, thanks also to the ovely and competent Shanice Otersen the coordinator of Spinderihallerne fablab and the directors of the whole facilities. The project has become richer and will include aspects of STEAM integrating botanical art practice and technique, biology with respect to the development of process of plants building on D'Arcy Thompson work on how physical forces act on the development of living organisms, making, and elements of biology and chemistry in relation to the making of organic inks, and even code as the forms in nature have lead to the formulation of geometrical principles and formulas to express the forms of plants, leaves and flowers. So it will part of my research in relation to learning sciences, art, and creative practice. The painting above illustrates the development of rhododendron flowers and it is painted with ink gained from turmeric root, onions and coffee. Here you can see some one of the steps in the making. Withering and being born - the above painting is painted with inks from onions and coffee, it is inspired by a withering orchid, it represent an unborn child or a child getting ready to be born, cuddling in petals as if these were blankets and his umbilical cord, slipping away from the scene leading to more to come. Here is a first attempt made with only coffee.
This painting represents for me the connection between life and death in the natural world. Thank you for stopping by Bertie xxx
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