Testament
to Compost
Visual research2022
This project explores the circularity of life, focusing on its testament. What is at stake when acknowledging that bodies take part in a continuous cycle of living and dying, appearing and fading, growing and decreasing? By extracting the sap of a plant body and exposing it to sunlight over several hours, I try to capture intimacy with the act of dying. As a result of this encounter, what’s left is the silhouette of a hand holding onto its fading body. Eventually, the print of the hand will fade away as well.
When the paper becomes blank, what happens to the body when it lost the purpose of printing?
Testament
to Compost
Visual research2022
This project explores the circularity of life, focusing on its testament. What is at stake when acknowledging that bodies take part in a continuous cycle of living and dying, appearing and fading, growing and decreasing? By extracting the sap of a plant body and exposing it to sunlight over several hours, I try to capture intimacy with the act of dying. As a result of this encounter, what’s left is the silhouette of a hand holding onto its fading body. Eventually, the print of the hand will fade away as well.
When the paper becomes blank, what happens to the body when it lost the purpose of printing?