I’ve been digging through my salvaged materials to ReCreate a new art ‘sculpture’.
‘Lily Pond’ is made predominantly from ring-folder dividers (see picture below). It incorporates paper cutting and shaping, constructed in three layers, with the centre layer supported on a piece of clear overhead projector film.
The ‘secret ingredient’ that creates the underwater effect? An LCD backlight diffuser sheet that comes from behind an old dismantled laptop screen! This film is mirror-like on one side, but the other side warps, magnifies and blurs objects directly behind it, making the layered art look underwater. (Click on the close-ups above to enlarge)
It’s weird, because viewing it from the side you can see nothing behind the film – you have to view it front-on, but that makes it very unusual and a bit mysterious. I’m planning to explore the possibilities further with more ‘underwater’ experiments. Stay tuned!
Heather, That is so beautiful. How clever to experiment with bits from old laptops. I’m looking forward to seeing some more ‘watery’ works or art! r
Thank you June! I’ve already begun a second one!