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Shifting Land

£3,800.00

Shifting Land (2019)

unframed price

hemp, cotton fibre, imitation leather, dyes

H 108 x W 63 cm

Suggested framed dimensions:
H 138 x W 93 cm (min)

'Shifting Land' uses the Interplay between the natural colour of the background hemp and the two blue strata with the green to describe the continual shifting of mass where ice and earth meet - the changing map of a land.

An important aspect of the work is the depiction of 'crevasses' - indicators of the forces of nature at work. These are overlaid by horizontal lines achieved by using a small size mould and deckle in the making process.

The larger pulp works can be displayed unframed by attaching to a framework and allowing them to float away from the wall. I can advise further on this.

Note on the technique:

The cotton fibre pulp works are built up using layers of dyed pulp in a wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry, hand mould and deckle process. There is no glue in the mixture as the 'paper' holds together through the natural interweaving of the fibres themselves.

The pulp is made predominantly from cotton linters which is repeatedly mashed with water before different natural or synthetic, fibre-reactive pigment dyes are added to create the basic palette. In some cases, organic material is mixed with or embedded in the pulps, with the possibility of larger elements being stripped away when wet or dry leaving a 3D graffito-style impression in the revealed layers. An important feature is the uneven edges (deckle edges) that the process produces.

The natural light plays a big part in the drying process which can take 3 to 4 weeks. Natural sunlight and the right temperature help the chemical reaction between pigment and fibre resulting in stronger, high-density colours.