segments I – XXV, 2020
paraffin, wax, fabric dying pigments, fabric softener, washing powder
size variable
Installation–view at Chadwick Road, Peckham, London
Single screens in the format 36 * 28 * 1.5cm, made from wax, paraffin, fabric softener, cocoa butter, washing powder, and dying pigments. The topological surface of the screens is caused by a chemical reaction among the ingredients. Wax's hydrophobic condition makes it impossible to unify with water. An intense smell of a mixture of washing powder, fabric softener, and cocoa butter evaporates from the object. An artificial flavour, titled 'spring awakening'. Fabric dyeing pigments (Dylon, type: 'Ocean blue'), made of the organic compound triphenylmethane, mainly used in printing technology, come in dabs like the paint in pointillism paintings and mimic the colour of the ocean itself. In reality, the ocean is colourless so is the sky. The surface reflects short wavelengths from the sun, similar to a prism, and absorbs red light spectrum that operates on longer wavelengths. The translucent quality of the screens makes them function like a membrane—a selective barrier for light waves.
