PLASTEX | BLACK MATTER
The project was created during FabLab artist residency and scholarship program at Sliperiet, research and innovation center at UmeaÌŠ art campus, Sweden.
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The black matter is a chemical substance of cellulose-based materials I created during my experimental textile waste recycling and material research project at Sliperiet, UmeaÌŠ University. The material is made of cellulose-based bioplastic mixed with charcoal which I harvested in a local surrounding and made a powder out of it. The material mixture was applied on a natural hemp fabric, shaped into the object, and left to dry for a very short time, while the fabric still transforms and creates solid objects from soft textile. In this research, I speculated the future possibility of using only natural materials to create contemporary design objects, instead of using mixed or synthetic ones, which are harmful to our environment. In this experimental practice, I joined the technological and artistic parts together into the well- balanced synergy between different disciplines and various physical substances. During my experimental process, I let the materials mix together freely and follow the natural fabric transformations into unexpected art and design objects.
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Created by Austeja Platukyte
