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An adventure in to E Waste. By Katie Surridge . 2022 -3 Dare art prize winner

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ADVENTURES IN TO WASTE

Welcome to my blog, a place where I will share my research and work development over the course of the Dare art prize.

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1963…. 30/12/22

Photo says it all.

Outing to the department. 13/12/22

I took the whole installation on a little tour to the art department and worked with some of the wonderful students there who were...

Sewing with copper windings. 5/12/22

I am still interested in using the copper for electroplating, but another thing im interested in is the casting of my contemporary...

Installation overview. 9 /12/22

I thought it may also be nice to show a picture of my set up in the space.

Working with the public. 1-16/12/22

It was really interesting working with the people who visited and sewing how excited people got when taking things apart. It really...

Tetley residency. 1-16/ 12 /22.

Im off (with the van packed full to the brim) to install my installation at the Tetley and start working with the public to dismantle the...

Kits complete . 29/11/12

Completed the DIY electroplating kits and tool a nice snap to show what is inside

3d scanning - bronze age mirror. 12/ 11/22

An idea that I have is to use the copper that is collected from the e waste dismantling workshops to transform my self in to a...

Testing the set up for the Tetley residency. 22/11/22

I've finally made all the workstations for the residency starting at the Tetley next week. Today I took all the work out of my studio and...

Electroplating master class. 20/11/22.

Today I've had an interesting discussion with Girish Kale from Leeds university who helped me Answer and trouble shoot some of my...

Cutting up the oxhide ingots . 14/11/22

These photos show the process of making a cut list and then cutting the steep oxhide ingots on to little Pieces for the kits. Its quite...

Diy electroplating kits. 12/11/22

Part of my project is to make home diy electroplating kits for visitors to help me electroplate part of my work. They will be given a...

Ox hide ingots to electroplate . 12/10/22

Another one of my ideas is to make a work communally where visitors ro The Tetley help me Electoroplate parts of my own work. These will...

Back in the studio...the work begins. 10/11/22.

I have now started the huge task of welding all the e waste work stations for the residency at the Tetley. These bespoke stations will be...

Giving the safety boots . 1/ 11/22

The last job in Mumbai was to go back and give the shoes to some of the people I met working in unsafe flip-flops or plastic shoes. I...

T -shirts. 1/11/ 22

A few kool t shirts I cam across that seem to be related to my research!

Back in Mumbai - buying safety boots . 1/11/22

Todays challenge was to buy a load of safety boots to take back to some of the workers I met in the E Waste recycling area. My idea is...

Picking up goddess Lakshmi. 29/ 10/ 22

The next day when it had cooled down we went back to pick up the cast brass goddess Lakshmi that contained some of the copper from e...

Metal art in Dhenkalnal palace. 29/10/22

I wanted to share some of the art work that I saw in the palace. I dont think they are from this region but i love the shapes and designs...

Dokra - the furnace and casting. 28/10/22

I was so excited to see the furnace. It was made of clay and used an hand blower which was cranked to add the air and increase...

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