August 2019 - Search for the Sundew – Multimedia (Collage, Text, Sound Installation, Sculpted mind-map)
Presented at Edinburgh Arts Festival
Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
Presented at Edinburgh Arts Festival
Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
--- Searching for the plant ‘Sundew’ made the process and outcome of this art project.
The creative non-fiction assignment for the Environmental Humanities course led by Michelle Bastian created space for artistic research into a case study, which was Sundew, a plant living in wetlands. The assignment required readings from a wide gamut of interdisciplinary resources - poetry, biotechnology, philosophy, botany, and social sciences. This mind-map was created to connect ideas from different disciplines and explore the gaps.
The sequel of this research was 1) a creative non-fiction piece that was written from Sundew’s point of view, 2) a multi-media installation summarizing the process for the audience. The second half of this project, inspired by the creative non-fiction, was the act of looking for the plant Sundew in the Scottish peatlands. The creative non-fiction demonstrated the process of a shared life with the Sundew, exploring a new kind of encounter and research approach.
Sculpted mind-map on the wall.
Details of the sculpted mind-map on the wall: dried elements of a peatland, where Sundew grow.
Details of the sculpted mind-map on the wall.
Postcard Sketch
Collage: An imaginary landscape
An imaginary landscape and soundscape
A work-in-progress collage sketch of an imaginary coexistence of wetlands and cities: the Scottish parliament and the Red Moss of Balerno
Sketch for a postcard: the shared life with the Sundew
Sketch for an artist book: Illustration of the Sundew using the letter #
