Chanin Polpanumas
Detail of my summer and current artwork
Plan
I planned to go to the cemetery to shoot a black-and-white film to print it on marble. I went to many cemeteries. I would choose a statue in a cemetery because it represents the dead. I use large-format cameras for my photography because of the sharpness of the film and the interesting photographic dimensions. After that, I travelled to other places, such as Old Camberwell Cemetery. Camberwell New Cemetery and Walthamstow Cemetery (Queens Road), etc.
Google map : Nunhead Cemetery for taking pictures (one of cemetery)
Experiment
I have experimented with the liquid emulsion technique on marble, a new technique that can be applied to other materials like wood or cement. I learned that liquid emulsion can dodge and burn but cannot multigrade filters, making me unsuitable for creating contrast. The coating process for draining the solution onto the stone involves:
Polishing the surface of the stone.
Ensuring it is smooth and thin.
Providing it is thick enough to prevent the image from being sharp.
I learned that sometimes the image will turn yellow due to the application of a fixer. My artwork must prevent this calculation from soaking the image in the solution. Calculations must be made to wash the image in the solution. I believe that learning the emulsion process can expand my work in the future. This technical learning will be beneficial for the author's future work.
Experiment
Enlarger of black and white workshop (Fiber base)
Material
At first, I wanted stones to make gravestones, but the price was too high. So, I thought back to when I saw the exhibition at Sid Motion Gallery. Afterwards, I walked around the area and found many rocks in the garbage. Then, when I had free time, I had the opportunity to pick up various rocks to experiment with, but one day, an employee came out and said, I can take as many as I want because these things are not used. So, I have used these stones in my work until now.
Diespeker & Co (Comoany for Mable)
Alternative Experiment
Once I became proficient in the liquid emulsion technique, my friend wanted to experiment with other materials, such as leather, cloth or ceramics, face to-face with cloth. It is difficult because after it dries, It bends and warps, sometimes damaging the outer coating that coats the image. As for ceramics, the material has a curvature, but the sharpness must be achieved by the picture coating liquid in the same plane to make the whole image clear.
liquid emulsion on clothes
liquid emulsion on ceramic
liquid emulsion on ceramic
Exhibition outside university
I had the opportunity to exhibit work outside of the university. Jonathan invited me to submit for a show in the Mall gallery in the centre of London. I raised my portfolio and worked until I was selected to exhibit there. However, the work installation was much more strange than I thought. Typically, my works have to be installed horizontally, but the organizer installed them vertically due to the limited space of the art gallery. Therefore, it is an excellent opportunity to try other installation methods..
Exhibition name Through the looking Glass by Swallfall art 28 Aug - 2 Sep at Mall gallery
New project before leaving
Currently, I am creating a new collection of works. There are two reasons: I was inspired by the work when I had the opportunity to see the work at the summer show at RA. When I saw the work, it appeared that Most works are straightforward, and an audience sells most artworks. Therefore, I want to try work that is easy for the audience to understand and simple, including concepts that the audience can understand more easily. Secondly, when a new exhibition comes, I don't have any new work because, during summer break, I can't use the darkroom. After all, it's closed, and I need help to produce unique work. Therefore, I want to make a new series of works before this semester ends. I prepared by going to a stone-cutting factory and finding nine square marble slabs. So before finishing, I would do a set of work.
Preparing for new project
Breaking marbles for experimentation