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CARD ONE

With modelling clay, we have picked up textures from our surrounding environment which can exemplify dystopia and utopia.

From the concrete columns around the studio, I have picked up instances of textures in an irregular order and without logical process of thoughts. The result depicts roughness and messiness which can possibly represent the idea of utopia. 

From the patterns of our lockers, I have pressed the clay onto the walls of the lockers in order to pick up the regular patterns. The perfect pattern and its regularity reflects the optimistic imagination of utopia.

CARD TWO
Washi Parchment

Continuing the exploration of texture, we researched materials which could depict the above stamps materially.

washi parchment installed in high-rise building on Lexington Avenue in NYC.

different styles and compositions

Washi, handcrafted Japanese parchment is made from the elongated fibres of a variety of plants. The typical raw materials are kozo, mitsumata, gampi and hemp and Washi is made of the fibre of the bark. The fibres are stripped, cleaned, pounded and stretched. These art pieces can be applied for both for interior and exterior deigns and also fuse them with wood work, glass work and screen work.The mixture is spread thinly and evenly across bamboo screens, where it is then left to dry. The resulting paper is both durable and beautiful.

The cultural aspect of this material is more evident and strong on the non-coloured washi rather than the coloured ones on the bottom. The messy arrangement of the washi elements can be read as dytopic and the well arranged and regular patterned paper reflects the utopic elements like the stamps we have created in our  CARD ONE.

coloured washi is also available which is documented in the link below

http://www.precious-piece.com/news/event_68.html