Fish printing
Ever wondered how fishermen recorded the size and species of their catches before the invention of photography?
The old Japanese printing technique of Gyotaku or ‘fish rubbing’ provided a solution. This session was led by artists Eleanor Morgan and Sam Curtis of the Centre for Innovative and Radical Fishmongery.
This event was part of the Grant Musuem's current exhibition called Glass Delusions.
In this exhibition of prints, drawings, videos and objects, Artist in Residence Eleanor Morgan explores the slippery boundary between living and non-living materials. Her work is inspired by the Grant Museum's collection of intricate glass sponges – animals that naturally build themselves out of glass – they are formed of 90% silica.
Fish printing
Ever wondered how fishermen recorded the size and species of their catches before the invention of photography?
The old Japanese printing technique of Gyotaku or ‘fish rubbing’ provided a solution. This session was led by artists Eleanor Morgan and Sam Curtis of the Centre for Innovative and Radical Fishmongery.
This event was part of the Grant Musuem's current exhibition called Glass Delusions.
In this exhibition of prints, drawings, videos and objects, Artist in Residence Eleanor Morgan explores the slippery boundary between living and non-living materials. Her work is inspired by the Grant Museum's collection of intricate glass sponges – animals that naturally build themselves out of glass – they are formed of 90% silica.