{"id":1496,"date":"2019-01-24T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/?page_id=1496"},"modified":"2019-01-24T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T22:06:05","slug":"project-1-engulfing-flames","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.unsw.edu.au\/clic\/archive\/jasmine-b\/project-1-engulfing-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 1: Engulfing Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/youtu.be\/XL6WIFBU8xA<\/a><\/p>\n

For my first project I chose to portray the emotional aspect of flame. As I explored the city of Sydney with the word “flame” in mind, <\/span>I began to notice metaphorical flames in the people and places around me, as well as within myself. I noticed flames in the flushed and burning face of a friend as the person she fancies passed by. I noticed flames in the way my heart warmed as I watched fireworks over the harbour and fell more in love with Sydney. And I noticed a similar sensation of flames as a lovely stranger accidentally brushed his hand against mine when he sat in bus seat next to me. It was a collection of these moments, as well as others, that led to my project.<\/p>\n

I began my work with a quick sketch to outline my idea:<\/p>\n

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While this sketch unfortunately resembles chicken feet more than anything, it was helpful later when I explained my idea to a friend and asked for help. I wanted to express the rush of internal warmth\/flames that I had seen and felt since I’ve been in Sydney. I drew two hands\u00a0slowly reaching for eachother<\/span> as a simple image for perhaps a budding romance with a sense of risk and excitement. Then, as soon as they touch, a real flame sparks and takes over, just as the feeling of internal flames sparks and rushes all over the body and mind.<\/p>\n

I then set about to find all the tools<\/span> I required for my project:<\/p>\n

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  1. A lighter.<\/li>\n
  2. Paper (I used water color paper; I thought it was an interesting metaphor for the human body consiting mostly of water, and also a nice contrast to the element of fire. I regreted it later however- this stuff is so hard to burn!)<\/li>\n
  3. A camera and friend to help me take photos without burning all of UNSW down.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I began by drawing the hands on five pieces of paper. I originally planned to do more but hands are very difficult for me to draw, and even just five was very time consuming!<\/p>\n

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    After this, I found a friend to help me take photos of these sketches. After the preliminary photoshoot on a grill outdoors, I set the first three pages on fire as a test to determine how to capture the flames I was envisioning. This process in itself was symbolic of the cycle of destruction and rebirth caused by fire: I created this art in the name of flames, and then destroyed it by flames as well. I momentarily struggled with the idea of creating something just to destroy it, but I then considered that this process adds value to my experiment in many ways. Aside from stepping out of my comfort zone, I was also able to both give my art more meaning (as it could only exist for a short time, thus this time became more precious), as well as more meaninglessness (as it was only created to be destroyed).<\/p>\n

    Since the paper was resisting the fire, my friend and I found the nearest solution, a can of cooking spray, and coated the paper in various ways to assist the fire. Finally, after hours of sketching, an experimental photoshoot, a few minor burns, and good amount of editing, I was able to create “Engulfing Flames.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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