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WhatkindoworkdoyoudoIdosculptureandphotographythattodatehaveinvolvedindigenousplantsinstatesoftransformation.HowdidyougetinvolvedinsculptureIstartedtogetinvolvedinsculptureasawaytoworkthroughsomeideasthatIwashaving.IusedtomakesculpturewhenIwasinschoolthoughleftitbehindandhavecomebacktoitinthepast6years.WhatkindsomaterialshaveyouusedbeoreIhaveusedmostlyconcreteasamediumwithvariousmixesandaggregates.TheconcretesculpturebecomesahousingforthenativeplantsthatIuseinmyworks.Whatledyoutohaveaninterestinindustrialby-productsco-productsspecicallytheuseofyashandslagasmaterialsIguessmanyroadsledtothis.FlyashandslaghavetraditionallybeenusedinconcretemanufacturesoIwaseagertotrybothoftheseinblendstoachievedesiredoutcomesintermsofnalconcretecompositionthoughalsoenvironmentaloutcomes.WhataspectsofyashdoyoundavourabletoworkwithFlyashcandisplacetheamountofcementIusesoitisbetterfortheenvironmentthoughalsoseemstoimprovetheworkabilityofthemix.DierenttypesofyashwillhaveavariationincolourandconsistencydidthiseectyourselectionothematerialWhenIuseyashIuseastandardbaggedyashwhichseemstobefairlyconsistent.Ihavenotmovedgreatlybeyondthisproductintermsofyash.DidyouhaveanydicultieswhenworkingwithfyashNonotreally.WhatkindoinspirationormessageareyouportrayinginyourworkIsthereasustainabilityelementIthinkartisbestwhendirectmessagesareavoidedasitallowstheviewerroomtohavetheirownthoughtsaboutthework.Howevermyoriginalmotivationsinmakingthesesculptureswastoemulatethewayinwhichsomespeciesofnativeplantsgrowoutofthemortarofcitybuildingswhichisatestimonytotheirresilience.YourexhibitionInnerouterusedcastconcreteandnativeplantswhatkindsomanipulationtechniquesdidyouuseTheplantsusedarethosethatwouldnaturallyoccurgrowingonrockthoughtheymustbeestablishedonsomeothergrowingmediumincludedinthesculpturebeforetheycanspreadtoconcrete.Thisistheprimarymanipulationtechnique.WhatwereyourreasonsorincorporatingvariousnativeplantspeciesintoyourworkImpersonallyveryinterestedinnativeplantsandthepossibilitiesaroundthem.Idothinktheyaregreatlyunder-appreciatedandtheyhavealottotellusabouttheplaceinwhichwelive.Iwantedtocelebratethemandgrowtheminawaythatwasunconventionalandchallenging.WasthereanyparticularreasonorshowingboththeexternalandinternalsuracesothecastconcreteYes.Ilikethecontrastbetweenthesmoothlifelessouterandthecoarsemoreorganicinnerconcrete.Alsoastheplantsgrowinsidetheworktheyaremorelikelytoadheretothecoarselynishedconcreteratherthanthesmooth.Yourworkwasdescribedasaseriesoidiosyncraticconcretejunglespulledromtheabricothelocalurbanenvironmentremindingtheviewerothosemomentswhenyoucomeacrosssomeplantliepushingthroughabrokenbitoootpath.WhatisyourresponsetothiscritiqueIthinkthisisagoodintroductiontothework.FormoreinformationonJamieNorthortoviewhisworkpleasevisithttpwww.jamienorth.com15minuteswithJAMIENORTH04ADAAMAY2014