Foam tests

I think there's about to be an onslaught of photographic posts, as this is the majority of my documentation when it comes to my work and process. 

So.

I remembered, from being at college, that a girl (who I didn't know then and don't know now) decided she was going to use completely irrational amounts of expanding insulation foam to cover a huge canvas for her final piece. In the end, she painted the entire thing bright pink and my stomach churned at the sight of it.

But anyway.

What I did learn was how intriguing a material expanding foam actually is. It wasn't until recently that I remembered its properties and endeavored to get my hands on some (a lot, actually). 

What could go better with aluminium foil then a bit of insulating foam? I was curious about the way the two materials might interact, so I began a bit of hands-on research.

These images are a simple record of my playing with the highly sticky substance. (Unfortunately, I didn't find the enclosed plastic gloves until it was too late.)

I thought some of the smaller pieces of foam, that I inserted foil inside, looked quite oddly organic - like something I could have found growing at the bottom of my garden. Yet, they hold an unfamiliar, alien quality as well.