#Reconstructiondeconstructionproject

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This collage was also part of 'Reconstruction, Deconstruction' a subliminal visualisation of the plant Dill, which in the language of flowers means 'lust'. Personally I feel lust can be a more private emotion, hence the aperture hinting at the words "flower secret", other symbols contained in the piece include a figure in a provocative position, consciously hidden within the greenery surrounding the convex curve, the figure is cut from an illustration of the plant Dill and therefore represents lust; elements from a love poem such as "ever faster, ever more, ever closer", "the magic of our moment, so good, so rare, so new", and the organically shaped structural forms (that are pictures of designs for 'Perfume buildings'- as I associate fragrance with sexuality) are reminiscent of the human body.

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This is a collage contained in a teabag as part of a series of work contributing to the project 'Reconstruction, Deconstruction' using books as a starting point, I deconstructed the elements that contribute to a book such as  language. Researching into the concept of using other senses to communicate rather than sound and sight. I experimented with the use of Victorian flower language and the endless dictionary of flowers, other plants and their meanings. Inspired by artist Jennifer Collier and her use of teabags I decided to develop my own series of collages based on combining senses to convey as message. This collage depicts an extract from a love poem and violet petals, violets meaning love however the teabag has been coated with a layer of lavender scented wax, lavender can mean distrust, a message that I feel ties with the passage of text. This way not only are you using sight but also smell to understand the meaning of the collage.

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This is a small developmental piece based on 'Reconstruction, Deconstruction', using books as a starting point, I wanted to deconstruct the contributing factors such as language and how we can use sense other than sound and sight for communication. Firstly, exploring the use of Victorian flower language and how the use of smell, touch and even taste can convey a word or message, inspired by artists Devon Sioui and author Faye Harnest who compliment their paintings with braille phrases. I experimented with embossing flowers and their stems to create braille like formations in the paper, the shape and feel of the embossing being a word in its own right, due to the species of the flower. As flower language is focused mainly on terms of endearment, I decided to use braille love poems to detail the leaves on this particular piece, again linking back to my starting point by use of book.