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In our work, we tried to use a similar colour palette as Mona Hatoum, with reds, blues and yellows, as she frequently features the primary colours in her works.

Here, you can definitely see references to past projects and works, such as the layered yellow, black and orange piece. The yellow, red and neutral salmon prints on the neutral piece of paper were added on after the experimentation with this piece:

In our work, we tried to use a similar colour palette as Mona Hatoum, with reds, blues and yellows, as she frequently features the primary colours in her works.

In our work, we tried to use a similar colour palette as Mona Hatoum, with reds, blues and yellows, as she frequently features the primary colours in her works.

Here, you can definitely see references to past projects and works, such as the layered yellow, black and orange piece. The yellow, red and neutral salmon prints on the neutral piece of paper were added on after the experimentation with this piece:

In our work, we tried to use a similar colour palette as Mona Hatoum, with reds, blues and yellows, as she frequently features the primary colours in her works.

Here, we identified the different elements that worked and ones that didn’t. We both felt like the additional paper attachment pieces worked really well, as it gives it a multidimensional and depth to our work. They were mostly made by printing on the coloured paper, which would be attached to the large piece, and then will be printed over on top again.

Here, we identified the different elements that worked and ones that didn’t. We both felt like the additional paper attachment pieces worked really well, as it gives it a multidimensional and depth to our work. They were mostly made by printing on the coloured paper, which would be attached to the large piece, and then will be printed over on top again. For example, the pink and blue piece at the top right corner was made by doing half-drops on the pink coloured paper, before it was stuck on and printed over in yellow and black. 

In this final piece, we wanted to achieve a piece with many different layers, each one using a different element. We also wanted to demonstrate conflict by using toned down and pale colours, but add some bright, shocking red on the very last layer. We also wanted to create a connecting grid system, similar to Hatoum, but different, since ours would be more chaotic.

we changed the planning constantly, improvising for the best idea of conflict without creating pure mess without any rules at all

constant modification and changing gave our piece the multilayered dynamic it needed

in the third picture we can see the though process and a discussion we had for the decision to use red. we find this color very provoking, powerful and moving. it connotes concepts of love, passion, anger, blood and etc, we find all these ideas very helpful and relates to our topic;