#cardboard structure

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mixed media; Suspending the structures and creating a ‘layer’ in front with wire

Spray-painting the inside of the cardboard before suspending the structures. It being a very dense spray (’stone’ textured spray-paint), it took a while to dry. Using white spray-paint on the structures to enhance the contrast against the darker background.

Top image: Starting to place the wire in a grid-like structure in front of the hanging pieces. The wires will need to be tweaked and straightened before I will be happy with the result. This may take more time than anticipated.

I was curious to use spray-paint in this project seeing the results it was producing for fellow classmates. However, I would not plan to use spray-paint again unless I thought it was absolutely necessary. I found that a single can ran out very quickly and the smell was still very potent despite wearing a facemask.

[processart]

workshop 02.11.2020: Cardboardia; a simple drawing of the visualised result helped me to construct a 3D structure.

I cut and rolled various sizes of hard cardboard. When rolled, I joined them with watered gum tape. This tape is the same colour as the cardboard and blended well (colour wise). I used a strong tape to layer the individual tubes. The tubes were flimsy and I realised they needed a sturdier structure. I rolled up paper to place inside and I liked the ‘tapered’ effect I got when I didn’t completely conceal the paper. Instead of gaffa tape I used string to join the tubes. I didn’t like the result and wanted to take this process in a different direction.

I am now using the tubes as singular entities. I brought them to the lake where I had first gathered the hollow reeds that I have been using. I dowsed the tubes in the water there for two reasons: I wanted to connect the structures with the environment directly, and I wanted to see what form the tubes will take after they dry completely. Updates on related progress and development to follow.