"Wallpaper"

This is the second piece of work i produced for the half year exhibition. I created it as a replacement for the leaf wallpaper that failed to come together. Personally I feel that this piece was much more successful and has been the starting point for many other ideas and works for the future.
I began by using my strongest wallpaper design as a basis for a wall covering. Initially the plan was to screen print the image onto plain wallpaper and hanging it in the traditional way, however this would not have separated my work from mass produced wallpapers and moves away from what it is i try to achieve in my art work. I then started to layer the image over itself using tracing paper photocopies. This had an entirely different effect, creating depth and distance within, what is essentially a 2D image. Once I applied the photocopies to the wall using pins, they began to stand apart at different levels, obscuring parts of some images while exposing others, as if looking through a rain drenched window. Some of the photocopies came out with dark patches which, at first I wasn't going to use. But after trying them they actually enhanced the depth of the piece. As well as this, I left the bottom of the papers loose which allowed movement as people passed, adding to the atmosphere I intended to create. Had I had more wall space or pehaps an entire room to cover in this way I think the effect would be much greater.