Surface Dynamics Statement

This series examines the surface dynamics at a liquid-solid interface. Physical spreading occurs when a liquid comes into contact with a solid. In this work I used glass, a non porous solid, to maximize spreading with an adhesive liquid. Adhesive forces bind a substance to a surface. It acts as a surfactant with impurities that reduces the surface tension or the intermolecular force of attraction between adjacent molecules that keeps the fluid together at the interface.

A methyl benzene adhesive was applied between two silicon dioxide surfaces. Methyl benzene has a high viscosity, which is a measure of the resistance of the liquid to flow. This allowed me to coordinate the spreading speed with the darkroom exposure.

The work explores the issue of individual complexity. The large geometric shapes serve as containers for our complex personal problems which are represented by the interior organic forms.

All prints are made by hand, one at a time. No camera, film or digital media of any kind is used.

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