Guidelines for the Creation of Geological Materials
Rosanna Martin
Unbounded, 2019
Photos: Steve Tanner Unbounded was an exhibition of contemporary art exploring some of the many layers of Cornwall’s social and environmental landscapes. The exhibition took place at the Eden Project in 2019 and showcased work by fifteen artists, each working in or deeply connected to Cornwall.
Many of the artists in Unbounded collaborated with experts from other fields, working with scientists, geologists, social geographers, historians, folklorists and musicians, amongst others, to expand their understanding and in some cases to create their works. It is an approach championed by Goonhilly Village Green; a gathering of people and knowledge connected to a site with extraordinary layers of history and scientific interest. Conversations about that project provided a starting point for Unbounded and some of the artworks commissioned for it were on show.
Many of the artists in Unbounded collaborated with experts from other fields, working with scientists, geologists, social geographers, historians, folklorists and musicians, amongst others, to expand their understanding and in some cases to create their works. It is an approach championed by Goonhilly Village Green; a gathering of people and knowledge connected to a site with extraordinary layers of history and scientific interest. Conversations about that project provided a starting point for Unbounded and some of the artworks commissioned for it were on show.
Rosanna was one of the artists commissioned for Goonhilly Village Green 2019 who also took part in Unbounded. She exhibited two works: Microscopic print, 2018 and Guidelines For The Curation of Geological Materials, 2013 - 2019, which drew upon research that began as part of The Lost Rock Library, her GVG commission.
Microscopic print, Rosanna Martin, 2018
C-Type Print
During time spent as an artist in residence at the Eden Project in 2018, Rosanna took the opportunity to study a range of sands, silts, clays and manmade matter at microscopic levels. This photograph is of a 1mm fragment found on a path just a few miles from the Eden Project.
It is a new type of manmade material, unidentifiable due to the complexity of it's making, our inability to trace where it has come from, and the sheer scale of new manmade materials that are coming into being through human activity.
Guidelines For The Curation of Geological Materials, Rosanna Martin, 2013 - 2019
Rocks, fired clay, glaze, soap, pewter, wire, thread, granite, iron ore, plastic, china clay waste, industrial by-products
This collection is the result of seven years of collecting, experimenting, manipulating and firing found materials and ceramic ingredients. The resulting miscellany of specimens are both geological and manmade, part rock, part sculpture, part sample; together they create a reference library which raises more questions about classification than answers.
Microscopic print, Rosanna Martin, 2018
C-Type Print
During time spent as an artist in residence at the Eden Project in 2018, Rosanna took the opportunity to study a range of sands, silts, clays and manmade matter at microscopic levels. This photograph is of a 1mm fragment found on a path just a few miles from the Eden Project.
It is a new type of manmade material, unidentifiable due to the complexity of it's making, our inability to trace where it has come from, and the sheer scale of new manmade materials that are coming into being through human activity.
Guidelines For The Curation of Geological Materials, Rosanna Martin, 2013 - 2019
Rocks, fired clay, glaze, soap, pewter, wire, thread, granite, iron ore, plastic, china clay waste, industrial by-products
This collection is the result of seven years of collecting, experimenting, manipulating and firing found materials and ceramic ingredients. The resulting miscellany of specimens are both geological and manmade, part rock, part sculpture, part sample; together they create a reference library which raises more questions about classification than answers.
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Unbounded was delivered in partnership with the Eden Project and curated by Field Notes in collaboration with Eden Project curators Céline Holman and Misha Curson.
Unbounded was delivered in partnership with the Eden Project and curated by Field Notes in collaboration with Eden Project curators Céline Holman and Misha Curson.
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