SIX PETALS – LEONA ELISA TIEMESSEN
the six-petal rosette is an ornament that symbolizes perfection. it has been used in especially sacred artwork and architecture dating back to at least the late bronze age and is said to be part of a geometric code that every natural pattern of growth comes back to. it explores and explains the patterns that create and unify all things and describes the way that the energy of creation organizes itself. in this project spatial structures based on the simple geometry of the six-petal rosette examine this perfect structure while trying to emphasize the interconnectedness of all things and the liveliness and creative qualities of matter that are central to the movement of new materialism.
SIX PETALS – LEONA ELISA TIEMESSEN
the six-petal rosette is an ornament that symbolizes perfection. it has been used in especially sacred artwork and architecture dating back to at least the late bronze age and is said to be part of a geometric code that every natural pattern of growth comes back to. it explores and explains the patterns that create and unify all things and describes the way that the energy of creation organizes itself. in this project spatial structures based on the simple geometry of the six-petal rosette examine this perfect structure while trying to emphasize the interconnectedness of all things and the liveliness and creative qualities of matter that are central to the movement of new materialism.
Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral
5000 known localities
chemical formula Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
crystals are monoclinic, large ones are often prismatic
azure color tends to lighten over time due to weathering
soft stone, with a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4
speciments can be massive to nodular with a stalactic form
destroyed by heat, losing carbon dioxide, water
parts of the object stick to my fingers
object shows me position it wants to be held in
object shows me position it wants to be placed in
something is missing
desire to see inside of the object
it's impossible to grasp all the layers of colors and structures at the same time
it wants me to come closer
I fear the object could break, I don’t like touching it anymore
Azurites main use are aesthetic purposes
used as pigment for paintings as well as makeup
used as gemstone for jewelry or processed into beads
Chalcopyrite
> oxidation
Azurite
+water
Malachite
six petal rosette
Chalcopyrite
> oxidation
Azurite
+water
Malachite
parts of the object stick to my fingers
object shows me position it wants to be held in
object shows me position it wants to be placed in
something is missing
desire to see inside of the object
it's impossible to grasp all the layers of colors and structures at the same time
it wants me to come closer
I fear the object could break, I don’t like touching it anymore
