Using materials collected around the house and fabrics leftover from previous projects, I wanted to explore the translucency of materials. I was really fascinated by the structures, pattern and the make-up of materials – such as papier mâché – being revealed when held up to the light. This drove me to create a final sample that would be used as a lampshade. The idea that the full depth of a design can only be understood when the light is turned on.
Image showing sample from project 2 being held up to the light
Image showing digital edits of viewfinder exercise.
As my starting point, I took our viewfinder exercise a step further cutting out a lampshade window from my sketchbook and placing it over my samples in front of a light source. This was just to get an idea of how light could shine through and make certain materials appear different in my lampshade design. What I noticed from the image on the right was that every area of attachment of materials became visible in the light. I found this really interesting as usually, one only pays attention to the front of an art piece, however, having a sample viewed over a light reveals what goes on at the back and what happens in between.
Testing how materias interact with light and the patterns made visible.
Image showing digital collage of annotated samples
As my next step, I created a rough digital collage of the different elements of my previous samples I wished to work with and develop.
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