馃У 2/ My inspirations for this project came from an ancient "magical" ocre quarry in our naturepark, exploited until medieval times, where you can still find some stones. An artist teached me how to produce your own pigments.
During that work I found more inspirations by artists working at the intersection of #geology and art, about our body relations to earth and soil. Often with a sense of reciprocity and respect while collecting.
馃У 3/ #Artist and #scientist Kirsten Kurtz was one of my inspirations: https://soilpainting.com/ I came to know about her via the UN global #soil painting contest in 2017: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/11/dec-5-global-soil-painting-competition-illustrates-soils-vital-role
She has a recipe using clear gesso and varnish, it's the best if your piece of art should exist longer: https://soilpainting.com/soil-painting-how-to-guide/
#Soil scientist and artist Karen Vaughn worked with #wildfire ashes + soil or #dirt also with kids: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-western-soil-scientists-using-dirt-make-stunning-paints-180976796/