The first piece of the PaperMakers project entitled 'Growing Culture' by Fiona Harrington is now being exhibited at the Zoology museum at the University of Glasgow.
The
title of this piece references the scientific use of the petri dish as an
instrument to grow and study cell culture. It is also a comment on the need
within society to grow and develop a culture of awareness regarding how we as
humans impact our environment and the natural world.
This
piece is constructed using 200 year old Irish Lace techniques. The lace is made
using a tiny needle and a thread as fine as a human hair. The three petri dish
samples took approximately 130 hours of intricate hand stitching, creating a
network of minute pattern systems.
The
design is inspired by the natural microcosms which exist along the Irish
coastline. Upon close inspection, they reveal a self-contained world, a world
of miniature. Each of these however plays a vital role in maintaining balance
and stability within a shared environment.
Through
this work Fiona's aim is to highlight the delicacy and fragility of our ecosystem
and the importance in preserving and protecting our inherited world.
Check it out.
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