Thought I would share some extra images from the Blue Rec commission. Here's other blog post about the commission with all the various links. Blue Rec blog post.
This image is from the extraction of the brick guard.
The following pictures are from putting together the fabric that is on the reverse of the Blue Rec hangings. The images on the front side was from scanning the ground in the months after extraction. One of these is currently on the background of this blog.
The backing took a long time to make because I decided to dye the fabric with dye plants located near the excavation site which took a while. And was also quite complicated to do because all the shaped pockets had to be in exactly the right place, with a couple of holes wandering off to give an idea of the plastic board maybe eventually breaking up. I really enjoyed the process, not least because the fabric took on the aroma of the plant dyes and it was just really pleasurable to handle.
It's probably the least visible part of the installation but is my favourite bit. Partly because it remains hidden. But mainly because I didn't rinse the dye out so it physically holds remnants of the woodland. By the time installation came around the fabric still carried a faint aroma of the plant dyes. I like the idea of these still being in conflict with the board, which although I was once adamant wouldn't be in the installation at all ended up casting shade from a corner as the work didn't work without it.
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