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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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.
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September 2013
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.
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.
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!
September 2013, drying Canada golden-rod (Solidago canadensis) in Biel/Bienne.
 
September 2013, Al3+ based "golden" lake from Canada golden-rod (Solidago canadensis) and commercially available Al2O3.
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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
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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
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July 03, 2013:
Raffia and fresh woad leaves kneaded together without any additives (stays green, does not turn blue).
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July 02, 2013
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... the flowers are much larger than in my garden......... |
July 01, 2013
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The dyer's chamomile is flowering in my garden....
Anthemis tinctoria, Färberkamille (d) /dyer's chamomile (en) Anthémis des teinturiers (fr).
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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 :-) |
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June 2013
Anke Zürn:
Schubladenarchäologie - Teil 1
Au Joli Mois de Mai
Voirie
Brunngasse/Rue des Fontaines 1
Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
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Anke Zürn: Schubladenarchäologie - Teil 1
June 5, 2013, Au Joli Mois de Mai, Voirie, Biel/Bienne
Anke Zürn: Schubladenarchäologie - Teil 1
June 5, 2013, Au Joli Mois de Mai, Voirie, Biel/Bienne
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Mai 2013
May 8, 2013: Last years woad is flowering in Biel/Bienne
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April 2013
my natural dye archive is growing fast....
April 18, 2013: Last years woad will be flowering soon in Biel/Bienne
April 18, 2013: Last years woad will be flowering soon in Biel/Bienne
Do woad plants with especially dark leaves contain
more indigo precursors?
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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)
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February 2013
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne:
Hasenleim in demineralisiertem Wasser, 24h.
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne: A lake from Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria)
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne: Madder roots in vinegar.
Working situations, Labor für Struktur und Farbe,
Biel/Bienne: Madder and clay minerals.
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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:
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