seeing the patterns of merging events; Carrying on from the idea of layering five different images from the charcoal making process.
With the help of a technician to produce the stand (drawings: top right), I was able to place five sheets of acetate in the gaps created especially to house them. Looking at them directly creates the transparency to guide the eye through the layers.
Originally, each sheet was going to represent just one of the five stages. However, due to a yet to be realised reason, the images printed correctly on the top and bottom of each slide but left the middle very faint. I made the decision to print each slide with the five images; wooden pallet, burning fire, burnt tin, charcoal dust, and charcoal painting. This made for a unique, interesting pattern. I felt that it created a ‘dusty’ looking texture on the acetate.