Thursday, 30 January 2014

Experiments with water in its liquid state(FMP)

I investigated the behaviour of the water sample applied on the coloured surface of paper.I have been taking photographs right after applying the same amount of water,15 minutes later and 30 minutes later. It would be hard to believe, but water sample from the jar with a dolphin image seems to be spread almost immediately on the surface of paper, in a  shape that more or less reminds  of a fish or of a sea creature.The water straight out of the tap does not take such a shape and stays on the surface more or less as it is for quite a while.
Also I discovered that water sample I was investigating spreads better on the blue surface or towards the blue colour, compare to other coloured surfaces.
I left a pieces of paper with different samples of water to observe them later, when the water will be absorbed by the paper and I could see the finished pattern completed by water. I used the “Aquatone” pencils to apply the different colours on the paper surface.The paper comes from a  drawing pad; it is thick enough  to keep the water on its surface.
I know I cannot provide the high purity of the experiment, but it does worth to try, in terms of generating ideas and exploring the nature of water in artistic way and pattern wise.
The photographs below represent the range of experimental work that has been done with water sample, which I kept in the jar with attached picture of dolphin for 24 hours:
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The sample of water just out of the tap gives slightly different picture:
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The water sample out of  “dolphin jar” behaves more actively compare to the water sample just out of tap. It is controversial but very interesting!

Observational experiments with water in terms of getting ideas for visual outcomes

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Video footages of the experiment:

The next stage of my investigation is to explore the pattern of a frozen water sample under the microscope. It is exciting!

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