Fungi
Citizen Science - Paper Stop Motion Short Film
Follow our friend the snake through magical realms of mushrooms, galaxies, and growing mycelium.
Paper puppets by Callen Maude
Music composed by Quintin Bart
Hurdy Gurdy performed by Quintin Bart
Cello performed by Callen Maude
Mycelial Writing
Apple Juice in the Darkroom
The process of photo developing has always seemed intriguing - shots in films revealing the transformation of a blank page to an image upon submersion in a mysterious liquid… how does this magic come about?
I took a workshop on non-toxic photo developing wherein you can use plant material + vitamin c + washing soda as your developer liquid!
Swimming in Indigo
Inky blue with depth and complexity, a funky smell of fermentation and life; indigo is an alluring dye for many reasons. The colour is so alive and yet it is a rarity; finding a source of blue in nature is not very common. The two famous sources of blue are indigo and woad - its European counterpart. Unlike other natural dyes which require a mordant (something to help colour adhere to the fibres), once the fabric is cleaned, it is ready to go into an indigo dye vat for repeated dips until the desired colour is achieved…
Experimental Cyanotypes
Cyanotypes are a form of solar photography known for their incredible rich blue hues, and they offer a whole world to explore. All you need is two chemicals, mixed up in equal percent, and then you’re set to make a cyanotype from a photograph or an object, and the surface onto which you print is limitless…