Ifu Elimnyama: From Film to Fibre
A collaboration with Russel Hlgonwane
The film speaks for itself - here the concept of bringing this place into space across the globe within the surreal context of a pandemic was something otherworldy in itself- a process of dialogue over digital networks which navigated the materiality of ideation into gallery nation - chip to sketch to screenshot to dwg to lasercutting to hand weaving computer parts into light - and so as always the virtual and the real inserted the contradictions of gravity alongside disk space to render with and so we arrived at dream realised by collaborative ideation devised.
The context of the image pulled from website to explain new site - the reference image - the visual language keystone - the microchip.
Again when the words fail us - when the translation does not yet exist - we turn to photgraph - Russel frequently sent messages about objects present within the market spaces of Durban - objects I was unfamiliar with - but able to build into 3d spaces for conceptualisation of layout and communication with gallery
A screenshot from Russel from his film in which the use of the objects discussed became artefacts from which the meaning could be understood once installed
Concept Sketches of the microship microchip in response to early dialogues - chip as map - as landscape.
Early Spatial Rendering
Material asigned Render
Sketch of microchip spatial odering - deviating from the rigid into more fluid guidance.
A navigation of film into form - the installation was finally constructed - flown off to France where quarantined Russel was set free to see the film matter felt and figured out on final site - Thank you for this journey.