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Interactions between Contrasting Materials

Introducing organic objects into an industrial setting. Purposefully placing lemons into and around furnaces and Iron pouring equipment. Some of these interactions feel extremely phallic and uncomfortable due to the collision of materials. Producing a contrasting interaction between lemons and […]

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Carrying and Placing

Carrying 25 Lemons in my t-shirt. This close cradling felt as though I had responsibility for the fruit’s safe transportation, emphasising the care I took in carrying them so as to not drop any. The lemons formed bulges in the […]

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Traces

A performance of transitional distance condensed into a single moment. The litmus paper is rolled up to allow the viewer to experience a length of time in one moment. Litmus paper is a reactive recording device. It’s colour changes from […]

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Reel of Litmus Paper

Iron Oxide Tattoo Ink, Citric Acid, Litmus Paper, Bowl, Body Using modern Tattooing techniques to reflect ancient fertility scarification. Introducing traits of toxic femininity through the use of citric acid (an allergen) of which I feel mirrors my relationship with […]

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Impregnations of Iron Oxide

This action was a preparation for the performance ‘Reel of Litmus Paper’. I tattooed the soles of my feet using homemade iron oxide tattoo ink (powdered ore), the recipe of which interpreted from ancient tattooing process. The use of this […]

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