FMP small steps

I had a hard week going back to work again. Did some things for the FMP this week but not to much. After refining the selections of fabrics. I ordered one image in 3 different ways printed on texture and waiting for it to be delivered.

refined selection

One is on Bull Demin 400g/m2; I hope big enough to make it into a jacket; a natural texture

The second one is on embroidery fabric; not sure how that will work out but creates possibilities. I don't think this is on natural material.

The third is on Satin. Could be a scarf but also framed might work out; also natural texture.

I sent 2 of my series for the open call from Format 21 with Control as the theme. Took me quite some time to write the text (2000 letters) and make the selections.

For the layered clouds I made a selection of images from 2 modules and the FMP.

Text:

Clouds have a romantic, dreamy appearance but can be very terrifying and threatening. They are unassignable, indefinite, don't have a specified location, are constantly changing and can't be controlled. In the Netherlands we call them Dutch Mountains probably because of the lack of real mountains. Clouds therefore play an indisputable role in Dutch art; in that, I follow an age-old tradition.

Clouds are hugely important in regulating the temperature on earth. They play a role in absorbing harmful greenhouse gasses and reflecting sunlight. However, since the industrial revolution, clouds do not only naturally occur but also can be artificially manufactured. The Newest Cloud atlas from 2017 contains 10 “Genera” of clouds. Six of them can have a human-made origin.

Ever since the 1930s governments and industry have used scientific advancement to manipulate and try to control the weather. The Climate Crisis and human interference have major consequences for the clouds. Recently they seem to have been gathering to move more towards the poles and are therefore less effective in moderating the overall temperature of the globe. The latest studies show that at a high concentration of CO2, the clouds completely disintegrate and disappear.

Layered Clouds:

In this photographic research project, I use the, sometimes latent, information from photos to create images that focuses attention on the clouds with the aim of contributing to the conversation on climate change.

Morphed clouds:

I explore the morphing of the clouds using the medium of photography. What is captured with the image, hidden inside, unseen and how can I reveal it, make it visual? In this series I focus on the transitions, changing of clouds.