To visually express the meaning behind 'Palimpsest' I have experimented with creating type with dust. Dust lines that appear when something has been moved present the idea that something was there, this is an example of 'a shadow of palimpsest'. Quite disgustingly and regrettably I sourced the above dust from my house, it surrounds and forms the white type creating the image of something being moved an leaving the dust lines, a trace and mark has been made within the home, showing that someone is present.
Above are two images taken from a series that suggest the idea of a trace of something that was within a family household. Having to take down photographs, certificates, pictures from a living room wall at home due to building work creates the title, 30 years of life taken down, the time in which life began for my parents together. A strange presence and emotion is felt when we view the remaining picture hooks. They also works with the statement, 'a shadow of palimpsest', not only because of the picture hooks, but also the traces of sun damage and stains on the wall. I am intrigued to continue and explore the idea of traces and marks that suggest family existence, the subtle hints that present movement and the habits of family life that create these marks and traces.
Life is suite is a project created by Raw Nerve, who inspired to put life back into an old abandoned sofa. They wanted to express what the sofa may of witnessed, the conversations, the secrets it had heard, who has sat on the sofa. The sofa was re-upholstered so that it could be printed on again. the surface of the sofa is essential to the telling of the stories, it presents a memory. The sofa is an example of how something has been written over, but reveals what it once was.
A visual experimentation to create marks and trace the movement going in and out of the house. Created by laying carbon paper on top of plain paper at the front door. The textures created from the shoes present us with abstract marks, tracing movement within a house.
The above chair design is created by Droog, who are an enterprise who delve in working from a mentality that is close to human, creating products that tell a story regarding themes of memories, nostalgia, re-use, craftsmanship and nature. The layers that build the chair are taken from 15 bags of rags, it is a treasure chest of memories and presents us with something that was used before as something different. I admire how the design of the chair relates to my previous posts related to the object of the chair. For example my visual observation of the clothes and coats that pile up on a chair.
