SOLAR ECLIPSE

Reddish studio's sun prints are a methodical documentation of solar radiation using cyanotype, a photographic printing method based on light and water sensitive chemicals. The sun's imprint left behind on the fabrics creates a graphic info sheet, formed over a measured amount of time on a given day. These prints become alternative sundials, immortalizing moments in time, and documenting the relations between light, shadow, and water - a dialogue between the designers and the skies.

This project exists at the intersection of creative practice and scientific experimentation, and the tags highlight this relationship.

In the first series of fabrics, different graded exposures were made, turning the familiar exposure tests of the cyanotype process into interesting graphic works.

Then, 3D metallic objects were placed on top of the fabric, casting shadows and creating intricate light reflections that intensified the dialogue between control and chaos.

In the second series of fabrics, fragments of ice were laid on the fabric during the exposure process in an attempt to examine the element of water in the cyanotype process. The ice fragments were blocking sunlight and halting development as they melted, resulting in complex images reminiscent of satellite photographs.

In the third series, the fabric were exposed to sunlight throughout a full day. Gentle sun rays came through holes of perforated boxes so the fabrics were marked in slow, poetic “brush strokes” from sunrise to sunset.

To share the findings from the tests, a tag was attached to each fabric detailing the testing process. These tags include details about the location, time, and duration of exposure, along with a brief description of the process.

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Jacquard products used: Cyanotype

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