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Author: bloodonsilk
MIT Media Lab – where silk worms making paper allow the study of the links between biological and digital fabrication in design
Blood on Silk: Field of Flowers ( Detail)
Another detail from Blood on Silk: Surgery while waiting for installation
Another detail from Blood on Silk; Surgery
Blood on Silk: Surgery (detail)
Another detail from this work to be installed in the foyer of the Science Building Macquarie University
Blood on Silk: Surgery (detail)
Fragment of larger work consisting of sixteen woven panels. Detail shows side view of two panels shown at Culture at Work May 8 to 16th 2013
Blood on Silk: Field of Flowers ( Detail )
This is a detail of the work which consists of thirty of these plinths. On each will sit three or more hand sewing baskets re-lined with beaded floral fabrics, embroidered flowers, oya or gold paper flowers over the original red, pink or orange linings of the baskets. This work references cultural material brought to the [...]
Blood on Silk; Surgery 2013 detail
Blood on Silk: Surgery by Fiona Davies , is a multi panel woven work that will be installed in the foyer of the Science Building at Macquarie University in the near future. This work references the predominance of code as the preferred way of seeing or understanding complex situations and concepts. The diagonal red and [...]
Dr Peter Domachuk – Obituary
At the end of last year Dr Peter Domachuk died after a short illness. He was 33 years old. Details of his scientific works can be found in the obituary written on The Optical Society website. http://www.osa.org/es-es/about_osa/newsroom/obituaries/peter_domachuk/ From 2010 Dr Peter Domachuk, together with Dr Lee Anne Hall, a writer, and Fiona Davies, a visual artist, was in [...]
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