autumn leaves

Sitting in Sheffield Botanical Gardens on Sunday. Felt overwhelmingly happy surrounded by the intense yellow of crisp fallen leaves with sunlight sprinkling across as they fluttered gently with the wind.

New home - decorated by shadow and books!

I made these shadow lamps about 3 years ago, and they have never given so good an effect as they do in out new little flat. Mr Emmie and I have just moved, cramming ourselves into a little studio...so far it seems fine, nice and cosy :) and I'm thrilled with the beautiful shadows. I almost don't wnt to hang my Babar picture...

Cheek to Cheek

My friend Frances who dances has done this lovely lovely dance film :) I love the use of shadow and reflection and the blend of happiness with melancholy. It's about loneliness and memories but it feels uplifting to me :) Good times.

Shadow Dance

I went to my housemates uni dance show on fri...and this dance caught my eye. Lots of playing with light and shadow. This bit was my favourite, a bit of shadow trickery with the shadow of another dancer :)

Choreography: Hollie McGill Dancers: Charley Ashton-Court, Leanne Welfare, Tomomi Kosano Music: Ederdunen by Kammerflimmer Kollektief 'how the eye functions' a classroom film by KK Bosse Chiusi nel sogno by Diego Dall'Osto Performed at Resourceful Choreographer Directed Group Pieces, Froebel College, Roehampton University Friday 6th March 2009

It was a good dance show (not that I know much about dance) and Roehampton uni is beautiful! And of course my housemates dance was probably one of the better ones ;)

shadows to blinds...

Now I'm making linen blinds with shadow casters attached behind. Trying to sort out the sustainability of linen...so far I think it's pretty good...apart from the bleaching...but I want it white! Thinking thinking.

Candle Rotator

Little film of my candle rotating shadow experiment...what a lot of fiddling and fire hazard...next stop: clockwork?

playing with my window

Experimentation with shadows....cut paper and plastic attached to my window casting shadow on the curtain. It's not final design work but it's lovely because it keeps surprising me...I only get the sun late afternoon so I'll be working and suddenly Bam! I'll realise I'm surrounded by shadow of light!

Work in Progress Show - Re:Future

My work - print on paper, only visible as shadow when light shines through

Min Nyoung Seo's work - Craft recycling cork, cardboard and carrier bags

Clover Robin's work - layered ghostly photography for wallpaper

I think the show went well :) I had some positive feedback, which is lovely and encouraging to hear. Also, a shove to get industry contacts...I know I should...but it's very daunting!

Jean Nouvel again!

I was recommended to research the Institut du Monde Arabe because of its use of shadow and light. I find it was designed by Jean Nouvel, whose shadow kitchen cupboards I like so much!

http://emmiephant.blogspot.com/2008/05/jean-nouvel.html

Textile Futures

Info on my current project is now updated on the Textile Futures website...

Bix Facade

Oh dear...I've slacked severely on posting.

Well, here's a video from November when a short shadow film I made was played on the Bix facade in Austria. 

Thanks to Ruiari. This video shows mine, Alana's and some of Ruiari's other students I think. 

Brave Space - Light Blocks

Brave Space have done something very like what I'm doing but using wood and eco resin. I like the surprise of a shadow behind wood...you never think you'd see through wood. But I feel somehow it could be more exciting...

Moholy-Nagy - Light Space Modulator

I want to do something like this but more beautiful and illustrative....

Out There - Bell-Lloc Cellars

bell-lloc cellars’ by rgr aranda pigem vilalta arquitectes (palamós, gerona)

mmmshadow

Out There - cuac

Manantial

Solar Pavilion

colour changing building facade

Viriato 20

translucency and light

http://www.cuac.eu/

I can't seem to find out much about these projects and I don't exactly understand them but I like them and they use light and shadow to great effect. Other project I couldn't find pictures of - Mirror Suit - buildings talking to each other with flashing mirrors,

High - A Balloons Tale

Thanks Solenne :)

Hiraki Sawa

Domestic/Fantasy! That's what i'm trying to do! :D

http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/hiraki-sawa/video/hiraki-sawa-views-of-hako-2007/

Some of my shadow photographs...

Sunlight shadows around home.

Shadow films

Drinking some cider...

...spotted delicious shadows.