experimental research of cellulose-based materials
project stage: ongoing
the project was created during artist residency and scholarship program at sliperiet, research and innovation centre at umea art campus, sweden
black matter is a chemical substance of cellulose-based materials I created during my experimental textile waste recycling and material research project at Sliperiet, Umea University. the material is made of bioplastic mixed together with a charcoal powder and applied on a natural fabric to create solid objects from soft textile. in this research I speculate the future possibility of using only natural materials instead of synthetical ones and joined the technological and artistic parts together into well-balanced synergy between different disciplines and various physical substances. I had experimented with different technological properties of using cellulose-based bioplastic through hands-on and intuitive knowledge methods while creating solid surfaces. during my experiments I let the materials mix together freely and follow the natural textile transformations into the contemporary art and functional design objects. the name of the project came from a dark matter meaning, which is a hypothetical form of matter and means all components of the universe that are not visible but still obey, likewise black matter project where the viewer can not see a separate ingredients but only observe the whole object and follow the natural transformation process
