Trace and Time’s Arrow

Trace can be thought of as a copy, a small amount of something, evidence, a remnant, vestige, residue or mark. Trace can also be considered more actively as a verb, meaning to follow, track or locate. The studio production that I am engaged with encompasses all of these meanings. My MFA research project specifically investigates trace from rust. Rust, also referred to as iron oxide, is a by-product of the breakdown or oxidation1 of iron, and it develops in the presence of oxygen, moisture and time. In my studio practice, I transfer rust onto various materials and it is the resultant vestigial marks, or ‘traces’, that are at the core of my MFA studio explorations.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Michaelis School of Fine Art

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Milligan, Janis

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Brundrit, Jean
• Saptouw, Fabian

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29980

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/29980