'Artificial World, Artificial Nature'

For the Level 4 Fash Show of Leeds Metropolitan University, I executed a piece called 'Artificial World, Artificial Nature; including 4 umbrellas painted with acrylic paint. They were a figurative representation of the sky with several clouds; I hung them from the ceiling with the attempt to recreate an image of the sky inside a room. The idea of painting umbrellas came in a random moment of inspiration; and after I finished the piece I found out about Tobias Collier and how he depicted the night sky on a black umbrella 'Finite Probabilities, Infinite Possibilities' (2006). Although I expected other look for my piece and I was not completely satisfied with the results, I will try again with umbrellas as I think there is more possibilities to explore.

I also made an improvised piece for the exhibition which like my umbrellas worked with the theme of our room; dark beauty. The work comprises of three spheres filled with water, artificial soil and grass, sea shells and the head of a rose. Owing to the subject matter of our show, I believe that my works achieved integration with the other pieces in the exhibition.