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visual posts: materials - sensation

Working with materials means constantly sensing, observing, and reflecting materials and their properties. Through and during the working process feelings for and of the materials and their properties develope and are reflected, to finally evolve in new ideas, new research projects and/or new art work.
Here I share with you some of my visual notes, which manifest the interrelation of sensing materials and reflecting materials as essential part of my working process.
© Anke Zürn, 2012-13

 
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2012 | 11 |

October 2013

MERCI & DANKE !!!!

I received a working grant by the city of Biel/Bienne for my project "AROUND LAKE BIEL".
The project will start in March 2014.

 

September 2013

Birch-lake1
September 2013: I harvested some leaves of the birch tree in our garden in Biel and produced a nice pale yellow lake pigment based on Al3+ dye complexes on a clay mineral substrates.

Goldrute, Biel
September 2013, Canada golden-rod (Solidago canadensis) is flowering in Biel/Bienne.
I harvested some canadian golden-rod on the Omega terrain at Biel-Gurzelen. Next year the new headquarters of Swatch and Omega in Biel, Switzerland designed by Shigeru Ban will be constructed exactly here.
Goldrute
September 2013, Canada golden-rod (Solidago canadensis) is flowering in Biel/Bienne.
I harvested some Canadian golden-rod on the Omega terrain at Biel-Gurzelen, and hoped to dry it in the garden, but unfortunately I had to finish the drying in my apartment. I had to support the concentrated smell of the plants for some days. Never again!
goldrute3
September 2013, drying Canada golden-rod (Solidago canadensis) in Biel/Bienne.
godrute5goldrute6
September 2013, Al3+ based "golden" lake from Canada golden-rod (Solidago canadensis) and commercially available Al2O3.

JULY 10, 2013

... artists' materials research exactly has its excellence in the conduction of non-reproducible experiments and studies, to also explore topics such as the uniqueness of a material...
... to my opinion, the advantage of researching in the context of art is, that artists' research methods can include all scientific research methods, whereas science has to exclude certain artists' research methods...

I added some personal statements and comments related to "ARTISTS' MATERIALS RESEARCH", as there seems too much confusion about the term "ART MATERIALS RESEARCH", especially in respect to SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH" and ARTISTS' RESEARCH" methods and topics.
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JULY 04, 2013

Alkanna tinctoria  
July 4, 2013:
"Alkanna tinctoria" is flowering now in my garden in Biel/Bienne. I'm still not totally sure, if the plant I did purchase is the "right" Alkanna tinctoria, as I have seen several quite different looking "Alkanna tinctoria" plants in different gardens.

July 03, 2013

raffia  

July 03, 2013:
Raffia and fresh woad leaves kneaded together without any additives (stays green, does not turn blue).

July 02, 2013

woad seeds  
July 02, 2013:
Woad seeds (Isatis tinctoria),
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Merci à Christelle!
   
Krapp  
July 02, 2013:
Dyers madder (Rubia tinctorium)
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
   
 
July 02, 2013:
Anthemis tinctoria, Färberkamille (d) /dyer's chamomile (en) Anthémis des teinturiers (fr),
Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
... the flowers are much larger than in my garden.........

July 01, 2013

Anthemis tinctoria  

 

 

The dyer's chamomile is flowering in my garden....
Anthemis tinctoria, Färberkamille (d) /dyer's chamomile (en) Anthémis des teinturiers (fr).

 

Chenopodium giganteum  
July 01, 2013
Chenopodium giganteum; Goosefoot (en), Magenta Spreen (en); Riesengänsefuss (d)
Very ornamental & gigantic looking - and it tastes like spinach!
It grows quite fast, especially in my tomato house, and occupies a great part of the tomato house now.... which was not intended :-)

 

June 2013

 

Anke Zürn:
Schubladenarchäologie - Teil 1

Au Joli Mois de Mai
Voirie
Brunngasse/Rue des Fontaines 1
Biel/Bienne
Switzerland

http://www.jolimai.ch/

Anke Zürn, Schubladenarchäologie, Teil 1


Anke Zürn, Schubladenarchäologie Teil 1
Anke Zürn: Schubladenarchäologie - Teil 1
June 5, 2013, Au Joli Mois de Mai, Voirie, Biel/Bienne
Anke Zürn, Schubladenarchäologie, Teil 1
Anke Zürn: Schubladenarchäologie - Teil 1
June 5, 2013, Au Joli Mois de Mai, Voirie, Biel/Bienne
 

Mai 2013

woad-flower
May 8, 2013: Last years woad is flowering in Biel/Bienne

April 2013

arts materials research: archive of natural dyes
my natural dye archive is growing fast....
Woad bud, 2nd year
April 18, 2013: Last years woad will be flowering soon in Biel/Bienne
woad - Isatis tinctoria - 2nd year in april
April 18, 2013: Last years woad will be flowering soon in Biel/Bienne
woad with dark leaves
Do woad plants with especially dark leaves contain more indigo precursors?

March 2013

From July 2012 till March 2013 I was guest researcher at the Competence Center "Arts Materials Research" at the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art (HSLU)

Presentation at the CC arts materials research in Lucern
Presentation on natural dyes and pigments at the Competence Center "Arts Materials Research" at the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art (HSLU)
at the CC of Arts Materials Research of HSLU
Presentation on natural dyes and pigments at the Competence Center "Arts Materials Research" at the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art (HSLU)
 

February 2013

Vorbereitet zum Grundieren
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne
Vorbereitet zum Grundieren
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne
Vorbereitet zum Grundieren
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne
Vorbereitet zum Grundieren
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne
Hasenleim
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne:
Hasenleim in demineralisiertem Wasser, 24h.
Vorbereitet zum Grundieren
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne
a lake from Alkanet
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne: A lake from Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria)
Papier
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne
Krapp in Tafelessig
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne: Madder roots in vinegar.
madder lake
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe, Biel/Bienne: Madder and clay minerals.
 

November 2012

I had the chance to visit the depot of the "Museum der Kulturen" in Basel while researching on indigo. They have an impressive collection of African and Asian textiles and related products, such as seeds or plant materials collected years ago in Africa.

... made me think, that probably there are quite some seeds of rare plant species in the drawers of ethnological museums and collections. Would they still germinate?

Here some photographic impressions of the textile collection:

Museum der Kulturen Basel, indigo textiles

indigo textiles basel

 

 
 

 

 


news:

 

November 2013

Symposium
GRENZGÄNGE ZWISCHEN WISSENSCHAFT UND KUNST
15.–16. November 2013
Wien
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October 2013

woad indigo test

MERCI & DANKE !!!!
I received a working grant by the city of Biel/Bienne for my project "AROUND LAKE BIEL". The project will start in March 2014.

 
Visual blog:

Goldrute
September 2013, canada golden-rod Solidago canadensis is flowering in Biel/Bienne.
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