In translating from one material to another, some forms or ideas remain constant, while other possibilities emerge as some are left behind. This is a process of transformation.
For this process, I first had to make my material model rigid. The fabric was lose and free, and so I had to figure out how to make it stay in only one shape forever. I used PVA mixed with water for the first coat so that it would soak into the material and form a semi-hard surface to apply more PVA onto. This process in itself was quite fascinating (even if it was literally watching glue dry!). Below are a series of photos I took of the wet glue and its effect on the material. Due to the lightness of the fabric and the heaviness of the glue and water, the material would sag in places it hadn't done before, and as I turned it to get an even coating, this increased the amount of new textures. The shine of the wet glue also made the object seem like something coming to life - the birth of a new form:
As we can see in the last photo, the material is really clinging to the frame. This reminded me of the way swimming trunks cling to skin after having been in the sea.
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