Life is: Art+Design
Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey
Taking something we all take for granted, grass, Ackroyd and Harvey turn it into a fascinating medium for artistic expression. Their unique portraits are created by exposing plots of seedling grass to light through a custom - made negative, making the grass grow in different shades, from yellow to green. Basically, they harness the process of photosynthesis and capture chlorophyll to fix images to growing grass. Wait just a couple of weeks and you’ll slowly start to see faces emerge. Wait too long and these images start to disappear, just like a photograph will eventually fade.
Spotted this amazing book fellow in the window display of the Manchester Harvey Nichols.
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Secret Behind The Veil 04, 2012. Mixed media, 290 x 210 cm.
Secret Behind The Veil 14, 2012. Mixed media, 250 x 200 cm.
