Trace & control

I went to National Geography coffee shop.

And there was a table which has been left traces of all different cups.

I thought that trace can be controlled by object, so I'm planning to experiment about that.

Leave a trace 5

Sixth stage. In this stage, I wanted to observe the changing pattern of hot chocolate.

It was interesting that the pattern of hot choco is running down and lt left a pattern.

And I made a same pattern using a latex.

It can be used as a coaster.

And then I drunk this by several time.

As time goes by, it made layers by hot chocolate.

In this stage, I thought someting that objects leave a trace which can leave a specific pattern.

Definition of Trace

 Trace :

    1.find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully.

    2.To find the origins of when something began or where it came from.

    3.To study or describe the history, development or progress of something.

 

흔적 : 어떤 현상이나 실체가 없어졌거나 지나간 뒤에 남은 자국이나 자취

          ( the marks or signs after passing or disappearing something.)

Dictionary of Longman and naver

I think trace isn't fixed rather than can be changed to others.

Jacque Derrida

The trace is not a presence but is rather the simulacrum of a presence that dislocates, displaces, and refers beyond itself. The trace has, property speaking, no place, for effacement belongs to the very structure of the trace… In this was the metaphysical text is understood; it is still readable, and remains read.

In Writing and Difference by Jacque Derrida, French Philsopher

Leave a trace 4

I wanted to leave a my trace at home.

This is my actions in reception.

While I'm doing something, I put luminous paint on finger and touch on cup, book, wall, mirror and chair.

And turn off the light.

I could see exactly where they are but the fingerprint was really small,

so it's hard to see in photo.

Leave a trace & remove it

This work is about leave and remove a trace.

While I record something, I remove it using a different material, rubber and whiteout.

Leave a trace 3

Actually I was trying to make a something by this order.

After pouring latex, I pop the balloon, so the latex will remember the shape of balloon.

First, I was trying to use a balloon and latex but the character of them are similar,

so it didn't pop.

Second, I was trying to use plaster and balloon.

It's better than before, but it's not the shape that I had expected.

Anyway using that, I made a lamp.