10 Acres

A couple of test strips where I have experimented with mono printing on veneer. 

Experimenting with mono printing onto veneer. Veneer works well as it absorbs the ink fully.

Selection of building materials used for mono printing.

Mono-printed textures of the three generations of housing. Made using various building materials such as sandpaper etc

Experiments of housing using various building materials and masking shapes

Experimenting with shapes and textures of various building materials

The base prints. Swapping out the sandpaper (in the top print) for rough cartridge paper (in the bottom print) 

The polystyrene is so thin that the ink needed to be watered down with white spirit to allow for it to roll smoothly over the pattern. In doing this it gave the houses a more visible stoney texture

I am using thin polystyrene with small holes in it for the old Stevens’ Town cottages to create stone/brick textures. 

The making of the sliding tile puzzle. When the tiles are positioned correctly the light will turn on to indicate it is working 

Video of pages in the first book 10 Acres

The centre pull out section of the book highlights the three stages of regeneration on the patch of land. The three stages connect the narrative of the land in the first book with the research book at the end

This book features a series of transcripts, maps, comments, emails and articles which show my investigation into the area of land

The first book is comprised of mono prints and photographs both found and made.

There are small magnets embedded within each tile so that when a tile is slid into the correct position this completes the circuit. When all tiles are in position this will trigger Arduino Lilypad to play an audio track.