migration
migration 2009
Migration is a jewellery project that explores the use of colour change in relation to control of self expression, developing previous work dealing with issues of visibility.
It is concerned with group displays and the shift between individual and collective visual expression. When a group feels secure, individuals within that system are free to express strongly individual characteristics – when the group as a whole feels threatened there can be a sudden contraction of expression and homogenization of display, presenting a united and therefore stronger front to the source of danger.
It takes the opportunity to revisit and develop trains of thought touched on in Stille (2007), in which I started looking at visibility and personal versus public space as themes in Contemporary and Digital Jewellery. Migration focuses on the aesthetic development of these themes using thermochromic inks, playing with applying them to materials in different ways, and experimenting with mark making and the control of more subtle colourways than the inks at first appear to allow.
These two short movies begin to show the type of moire patterns I am interested in creating, and the simple tools for designing change of patterns across pieces.
The early work for Migration was discussed at Wearable Technology - Powered Art & Fashion Design, a program by the Netherlands Media Art Institute in collaboration with 5-days off festival, 15 - 19 July 2009, where Stille was also exhibited.
links:
NIMk Flickr stream here
blog entry for festival here
Migration has been generously supported by a Craft Maker Award, Edinburgh.
migration :: 2009 (ongoing)
heat reactive ink tests
