Moving object

Object through glass

Water

Melted ink print

Wet print

Finally I can control the process but how can I do something new?

Small holes in object

I made some experiments trying to capture movement

The results were interesting but I was feeling limited in the material. What If I use an odd one?

So, I bought another lamp. One that is actually used for manicure

I built an experimental cardboard box and started testing it

Using the sunlight is fascinating but not possible to control and during cloudy days (too often!) cyanotype was not reacting. So I decided to go for an artificial lamp, a 40W black bulb

I started making bioplastic in order to being able to spread cyanotype on non-porous materials

I noticed that when
spreading thicker material on the glass it would peel off, and it had an incredibly interesting texture

I started then to experiment with the cyanotype on the material. The flexibility, color and transparency were what excited me the most

burnt glass

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My first product idea was a transparent x-ray bag. I was fascinated by the fact that in cyanotype it's possible to impress the shadow of an object and I thought it could fit well on a transparent material like bioplastic

So my next step was to find a way to create a big sheet of bioplastic, since so far my samples were quite small. I started experimenting with different processes and recipes

Despite many tries, all the samples kept cracking. It was quite frustrating because each time I had to wait for 3-6 days before they would completely dry. Some of them also completely evaporated during the night

...Which was not working...

object on top

cyanotype mixed directly with liquid plastic

glass object on top

cyan drops

rolled up piece

A
thickened = non homogeneous surface but more resistant

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medium cooking =more homogeneous but less resistant and dries slower

B
perfectly transparent but decreases a lot and dries in 6 days

Recipe B

Recipe A

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After talking with the teachers, I decided to go for a smaller product like a jewelry piece. I thought that something like a necklace could better emphasize the technique and material features like texture, color and transparencies through the contrast with the skin underneath it

I wasn't sure about the design.I wanted a shape that didn't stand out too much from the material but rather the cyanotype process. Choosing a simple shape that would give the print more surface as possible seemed to me the best option

This were some of the first prototypes, they were nice but had a problem : too much blue was invisible when worn.
I realized I needed a smaller print in order to make it pop up

I chose this one in particular because I liked the shapes; they had a bit of organic (like the material I was using) but they were also indefinite (roots, veins, algae, lighting?)and I didn't want the graphic to be too specific

here the first prototypes. I was happy with them so I started thinking on how to create the actual necklace

I bought different necklets to see which one worked the best. I opted for something transparent, to leave the necklace the feeling of being suspended. I glued a small hook on the back, so the material wasn't in direct contact with its own weight.

glazed ceramic

copper