From the beginning it has been my sole intention to use real organs as a part of the human tree that I am creating.
I feel that by using real organs I can draw in some essence to the graphic nature of humanity and create a sense of realism. I wouldn't be doing it for the purpose of gore or to be grotesque in nature. I would just like the tree to encompass the reality of what people are made up of, a way of intertwining the reality of who we are physically with who we are externally. A complete structure and representation of the concept behind my idea.
I know that there are some risk to be considered if I am to carry out using real organs within my sculptural piece, as I am sure there are many health and safety regulations I would need to abide my.
Therefore some tests would need to be carried out before pursuing the use of real organs.
If through my research I come to the conclusion that they are suitable to be used I will obtain them from either a local abattoir or a butchers depending on availability.
My experiment will consist of me coating small pieces of raw meat with three different substances to see which one has sustainability.
The three substances I have decided to investigate with are PVA glue, latex and resin. By using three various coating materials I will be able to distinguish to positives and negatives of each one in comparison to one another.
I will be looking for the speed of deterioration in concerns to the raw meat, the encasement of odor, texture, and durability.
Even after carrying out this small test I will have to finalise the functionality that I will be using in the interactivity of my project, and then take into consideration the adaptability between the two.
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