Rosalind Barker
In our final collaboration session Ruth and I worked side by side to create a pinhole parchment based on figurative images again taken from the Sunday Times magazines. It was difficult, slow work and I think Ruth would agree that we were both disappointed with ‘the front’ of the piece. However the back was a beautiful textured raised drawing reminiscent of braille. It invited touching and interaction in its scarred whiteness.
A totally unexpected result of our technique was the overlaying of disparate pinhole images creating new surprising narratives and interactions for the viewer flipping casually through the magazines.
This is the magic of this project. It’s combination of working with unknown fellow artists and playing, create annoyance when the expected outcome disappoints and yet there is marvel at the happenstance found in the residue.
