We were offered the fantastic opportunities to exhibit at both at 100% Design in Earl's Court (thanks to 'The Cass'), and Central Saint Martins (thanks to ARTAM) as part of London Design Festival. This was a great opportunity to showcase our abilities and ethical outlook. So with the multiple spaces (showing co-currently) we looked to create work that could also be flexible in the space it took up.
We wanted initially to screen-print a triptych of posters, but later opted to risograph them through the wonderful Hato Press. We love both methods of printing as they both offer a highly ethical means - using water or soy based ink, minimal waste and energy efficient. They also offer the opportunity to create multiples of the same print. The means through which they do this (using screens) means that each print can have tiny variations. We love that this mean every 'copy' is unique.
We also wanted to show how an element based pattern allows flexibility, and can be easily applied to other items. We used a CD and t-shirt to illustrate this, as well as using simple 3D paper triangles to show our love of papercraft/models (as seen in or earlier project 'Forwards Not Backwards'). The idea itself came about from the suggestion of 'obsessions' theme for the Central Saint Martins show. We do find that we have an affinity with bright colours, birds and triangles. So we brought these together in creating the work.
We also love including type in our visual based work. So when another ARTAM (Art Against Machine) member - Annameka - wanted to collaborate and create a poem based on flying and freedom, we were really excited to include it in our work.