whenever I start a new project I always have to start with an initial mood board that captures the type of work I want to look at for my master’s degree. Through my research, I was constantly reminding myself why I wanted to start a masters degree in the first place and what I want to explore and develop. Trying a concept that was completely different to my BA was the main inspiration, I really wanted to look at something more modern and sustainable and this somehow took me to the path of mutations and biol-luminescence idea. The initial concept was inspired by a film I watched over the summer-annihilation starring Natalie Portman. In this movie, I had gained a lot of inspiration from the mutations, textures colours and theory behind the meaning of this film. The movie is about “self-destruction,” and on a metaphysical level, Annihilation certainly has that. A lot of the animals and plants have been mutated to alien-like organic forms and this is something I want to explore further. The concept of self-destruction intrigues me as well because the film is variously compared to tumours ravaging our planet and this can also be compared to human’s inability to stop the pollution that has given way to climate change. With this thought, I will also be exploring sustainability as a key part of my collection.
