During the second module of Tim’s MA in painting at Plymouth College of Art he has been
transferring a series of oil sketches made from a single panther reference image onto found
clothing. Dye sublimation works best on clothing with over 65% polyester in the fibres.
There’s a tension here, polyester is made from petrochemicals and although cheap and
versatile, at the moment there’s no system for large scale reuse or safe decomposition.
This symposium seeks to open up a dialogue around the ethics and future of animals,
polyester and painting.
With thanks to collaborators Hollie Kirk from Exeter University, Marta Martin from
Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Liam Jolly of the Auction House.
Gulls_allowed make Mock mayor at Golowan 2019
1st July 2019
Artist Andrew Swan and I won the right to be Mock Mayor for the Golowan festival in the ravishing town of Penzance.
