Sequence: Textural Deterioration

Nature is a tactile experience, for my sequence I aimed to showcase this unique touch-based experience we gain in a natural environment. I wanted my sequence to be tactile with a visual element to show the harsh contrast between the two experiences, and how vastly different these senses can make a space feel.

Out of polymer clay I created a trio of surface textures, in the appearance of rock, however because of the material used, one slight touch and the form can change and be manipulated. My trio contains a harsh raw edge texture, a weathered and slightly smoothed over rough surface, and a steady smooth surface.

This sequence can be read left to right or vice vera, it can also be read visuals first of textural first, either way a weathering and degradation process can be observed, whether natural or manmade, I feel as if the breaking down of the material can create a strong analogy with our current natural world and the state it is is, rapidly degrading and crumbling. On the other hand the smoothing over is a natural effect cause by nature itself and weathering, by wind, water, sand etc.

My sequence is in whole a timeline which reads whichever way it is interpreted, and perhaps relates to the site in terms of the nature as described, or perhaps the structures and the fragility of the brickwork, and lack of earth-quake resistance the winter-gardens hold. All in all the sequence aims to display the unpredictability and unstable potential of materials in particular the natural world.