October 2002 ANU School of Art Gallery
6 July - 27 July 2003 Sturt Gallery, Mittagong NSW
A series of botanically dyed silk textiles exploring the possibilities offered by environmentally sound surface design processes. Images were developed during Masters Research at ANU using both light and SEM microscopy. Surface design techniques of dye printing, dye sublimation, monoprinting, heat sensitive inks and stitching turn these fabrics into ethereal complex cloths.b{iota} explores the roles of science and art through the use of observation, experimentation, collection, assembly and evaluation.
'B{iota} : textiles' 2003 silk, natural dye, reactive dye, sublimation, screenprinting, stitch Gallery View ANU School of Art
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'B{iota}:textiles' 2003 L: ‘’Biota X’ 40cm x 240cm C: ‘Transcendance’ 60cm x 250cmR: ‘‘Macrophage’ 40cm x 240cm
'B{iota}:textiles' (detail) 2003 silk, natural dye, reactive dye, screenprinting, stitch
'B{iota}:textiles' (detail) 2003 silk, natural dye, sublimation print, screenprinting, stitch