A QUEST INTO COLOUR
NATURAL COLOURS AND THEIR CREATIVE QUALITIESMASTER THESIS IMAGE-BASED RESEARCH EXHIBITION BOOK DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL SCREEN PRINTING
This research explores the contemporary context of natural colouring methods in the frame of sustainable practise in visual communication. It investigates the ecological and creative applications of organic pigments in image-making process. Moreover, it inquiries about the feasibility of the approach and its visual opportunities in image reproduction. The findings are based on a series of experiments in which the colour agents are found, processed, activated, tested, and observed through screen-printed images.
The process follows a thinking-through-making attitude through a direct engagement with the material at every stage (from foraging natural inks to their applications).The topic is observed through an alchemical approach, considering the colours’ molecular structure, and embracing the material volatility, fragility, decay and agency.
The project has received international acclaim through exhibitions and it has been presented at various conference.
MENTORSHIP: Claire Reymond and Leander Eisenmann (HGK FHNW Basel)
LINK: A Quest Into Colour and Next Generation Archive
DELIVERABLES:
A4 silkscreen prints (100)research journal (book format 10x18.5 cm) colours samplesprocess book (website)material samples (6 items)Public Presentation
EXHIBITIONS:
ITALY: A NEW COLLECTIVE LANDSCAPE, Expo Italian Pavilion Shangai 2025
ITALY: A NEW COLLECTIVE LANDSCAPE, HKDI Gallery Hong Kong Design Institute 2024
ITALY: A NEW COLLECTIVE LANDSCAPE, ADI Design Museum Milano 2023
NEXT Generation exihibition, FHNW HGK Basel, 2022
TALKS:
STRING FIGURES, BY DESIGN OR BY DISASTER CONFERENCE 2023 (Leture + conference proceedings pubblication)
JUNIOR RESEARCH DESIGN CONFERENCE 2022 (Lecture + workshop)
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