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P A DDY F IEL DS Inspired by paddy field imagery
D RAMATIZATIO N O F SCALE FROM PREVIOU S SCEN E
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Inspired by paddy field imagery
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Sand, potassium carbonate and cobalt oxide are heated at 1100°C for 30 minutes. The glass product is then cooled and finley milled to create the bright blue pigment.
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D YE VATS
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leaves of the flowering plant are dried and then steeped (see below)
Sits high to give lightness and acts like a solar oven
The sense of community, stability of work in producing indigo
Historically and culturally
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Indigo leaves dried.
Pressed into long-lasting “indigo-balls” and left in the sun to dry.
Soaking in alkaline water extracts the colour. Typically fermented in pots underground to maintain a warm temperature for fermentation.
Rolled into pigment extraction sticks.
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R E FLE CTIVE ALUMINIUM SO LAR O VE N
INDIGO LE AVE S HUNG & DR IE D
LADDE R & HANGING FR AME
CO LUMN SUP P O R T
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The connecting piece between all of the blue scenes
Referencing the traditional dye methods
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I NDI GOFERA
Referencing the traditional dye
Indicating the name ultramarine meaning across the sea
Everyday object and use of the pigment
The connecting piece between all of the blue scenes
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D RAWINGS O F D Y E VATS
BOTTLE & G EARS
VERD IG RIS COIN S
Reference to last scene
Reference to next scene
Reference to next scene
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G L A SS J ARS B O B BING
L O O K ING U PW A R DS
Green is a balancing act, these jars are where the pigmenet is collected. Also reminds us of green glass bottles.
Giving the space a forrest-like perspective.
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- copper (II) sulphate - ammonia - sodium hydroxide - acetic acid
Verdigris crystals start to form on the surface of the copper plates.
Verdigris is then scraped off the sheets to create a brilliant blue-green pigment.
G RAPE VIN ES Aetic acid is also found in wineries and often where verdigris can be seen.
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COPPER TREE T h e w h o l e s tr u c tu r e sinks slowly as th e pi g m en t i s c o l l ec ted.
VI NEGAR BATH
SPI RAL STAI RCASE
Vinegar or aetic acid is needed to create the verdigris patina on the copper.
The action of going upwards and downwards also scrapes the pigment
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COPPER TIPS
S TA I R T H A T WR A P S A G A I N S T C O P P ER T R EE
P I G M E N T ‘ O V ER F L O W’ C O LLE C T O R TU R N S S T A I R T O S C R A P E A N D S A N D P I G M EN T O F F C O P P ER
P I G M E N T C O L L EC T ED I N T O BO TTL E, C A U S I N G WH O L E TR E E T O S I N K O R F L O A T
VINEGAR TANK
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R O TA TING PL A TF O R M Based on volume farming techniques
M ANGO LEAVES
All the pee is brought to the central inverted pyramid which acts like a filter to collect the yellow from the liquid. Clear water flows back down into the pool below.
Fed to the cows as the only source of nutrients. The digestion process produces the bright yellow pigment indian yellow.
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Cows are fed on a diet purely of mango leaves and water.
YELLOW FI LTER
Their urine is collected which is then evaporated, powdered and formed into yellow lumps.
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MARIGOLD FLOW ERS PRO DUCE NATURAL O RANGE USED I N FO OD ( i . e. egg yol ks)
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DERM OCY BE S The ropes get heavier as more mushrooms grow on them and they eventually fall into the river below to be soaked & create the orange pigment.
CLIFFS & MU SHROOM G ROW I NG RO PE S
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U N D E RGROUND RU ST -RED ROOM
Mushrooms gathered.
Chopped into small pieces for more surface area to extract colour.
Soaked in simerring water to extract colour. Ammonia or mordants added to vary the intensity of the dye.
Resulting colour.
SY MMETR Y / O NE PO INT P ER S P ECTIVE Visually harsh and directed.
GR INDIN G MA C H IN E Picks up the cacti one group at a time, turns the succulent upside down and extracts the cochineal bugs before crushing them.
Iron oxide is often found in red pigments
PRI CKLY PEAR CACTI & COCHI NEAL
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Each life cycle is about 3 months, cacti are kept at a constant 27 degrees.
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Zapotec nests on host cacti containing females that leave the nests to settle on the cactus.
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Harvesting after a full 3 month cycle.
The collected cochineal insects are then crushed and grounded to create the pigment.
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CAB LES D IRE C T SLIME TOWA R DS TH E VIAL
MA NY D OO RWAYS L EA DIN G TO UNK NOWN PLACES
SIN G LE D RO PLET
ODD LI GHTI NG
Showing how slow and precious the pigment collection process is
The slime requires UV light in order to make it turn purple
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Sense of mystery, also referencing the Hagia Sophia and the Byzantine empire which this pigment was heavily important to
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Murex snails. The mucous of the snails is collected - the snails secrete this substance when it is attacked or physically antagonized.
Dye had a strong odour of rotting fish as the pigment had to be fermented and exposed to air to produce the lasting pigment.
IN KY BLACK SEPIA CREATED IN CU TTLEFISH H OLD IN G TAN KS
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Made using the dark ink of cuttlefish.
PAI NTER’S POT CONCEPT
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All the colours mix to create brown
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