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4 of these blocks exist and are presented as a group of 4 in a 2x2 grid. My polystyrene blocks eaten into with the use of resin and thinners create a layering effect on a surface just like the work of Morris. I want a recording of an event over time as seen in nature. I have no control over the amount of erosion the liquids will create as it eats and eats into the material over time. Once the liquid has gone as far as it can go it stops. The eventual forms are left in the hands of the liquid. I do have a decision as to how much to use and where to place and I consciously decided to try and maintain a solid form in the centre. I want them to still stand and if I am to add too much resin or thinners the form would disappear. Videoing this as a process may be more true to the concept of chance. The stills from the video could then be left as a recording of the form as the event occurred. The pieces do hold a level of chance in them but it isn’t pure chance because I am in control of how far to push the material, trying to keep it within its limits. The final results are a beautiful landscape of erosion. Thinners eat at a faster rate than the resin and don’t leave any physical recording as it evaporates into the air. This is like weathering in the way that it happens but doesn’t leave itself on the surface. |
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| Author |
| Toby Bowles , 17 yrs |
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| School |
| Sir William Ramsay School |
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