The new body of work will explore into the concept of order and growth in crystals and gemstones. Through research I have found out what determines the high value in crystals from rocks is their perfect order in crystallisation. Rare crystals grow according to a certain order shaped by its environment and chance. With this in mind, I would like to structure their growth myself.
One significant finding from the last work I have made was how residual and abject they looked as well as fantastical and approachable. At this point I envision a ‘freak growth’ of crystal forms, out of their natural order intervened by human control. Through experimenting with scale and material, the outcome will go against the idea of conventional beauty seen in gemstones and crystals.
In order to make my concept become materialized I would first of all make clay models of crystal form of object. The models will be based on geometrical drawings seen in books that analyse crystals systematically.
The models will vary in scale for experiment, to see how emphasis in meaning will become shifted through the size of the object. The moulds for these models will be made and be casted using different materials possibly such as plaster, resin and plastic.
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