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LEA COLLET: COLLECTIVE LISTENING FOR HOUSE PLANTS: PLANTASIA (1976) & PLANT MATERIAL (2017)
Wednesday 8 August, 4.30pm Lea Collet’s work (b.1989, France) vacillates between collaboration, performance, installations, video and fiction. For the Pigment Farm lecture Lea is inviting you to a collective listening session where we will tune in with house plants. We will be listening to Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia, a synth album from 1976 meant to help houseplants grow and Plant Material by Castle If, 2017, written, recorded, and produced by Jess Forrest. A  beautiful collection of songs which capture the essence of a family of house plants.
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10/7/2020
ANDREEA IONASCU: A STUDY ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS: FROM ORGANIC WASTE TO ELECTRICITY
Wednesday 29 July, 4.30pm The prototype involves setting up microbial fuel cells (MFC)  to potentially convert the organic substances present in autoclaved and diluted acid mine drainage (AMD) into electricity in an anaerobic environment, in association with a plant growth and harvest study within the premises of a vertical garden. It aims to monitor the production of electricity and useful biomass along with the biogas production from digestate. The build involves accessing local/ easily accessible, reusable materials to facilitate easy replication in different locations. Andreea Ionascu is a Slade MFA Sculpture 2019 graduate, her work focusing on artificial realities. She is currently involved in UCL PhD research with the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering in collaboration with the EEL to build and create a prototype involving microbial fuel cells.
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10/6/2020
DR RUTH SIDDALL: PLANT TO PIGMENT: MAKING LAKE PIGMENTS FROM PLANT DYES
Wednesday 15 July, 4.30pm Ruth Siddall is a geologist who studies the mineralogy of cultural materials; pigments, stones, ceramics and cements in archaeological and contemporary contexts. Educated at the University of Birmingham and at UCL, she has conducted research into materiality in classical and medieval archaeological contexts and has recently held the post of Scientist in Residence at the Slade School of Fine Art. She has been using this period of lockdown to improve her knowledge of organic chemistry as applied to colour and has been making dyes and lake pigments from natural plant materials.
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8/12/2020
DR EMMA RICHARDSON: WHEN IS A COLOURANT NOT A COLOURANT?
Inaugural Lecture DR EMMA RICHARDSON: WHEN IS A COLOURANT NOT A COLOURANT? Friday 26 June, 4.30pm It will be an introduction to dyes,  the origin of colour, factors that affect the colour of dyes, such as the presence of mordants, different fibre types, changes in temperature and pH, and other factors to consider during dyeing beyond the dye itself. Emma currently holds the position of Group Lead for Analytics and Modelling at the National Physical Laboratories. Prior to joining NPL she was Associate Professor of Materials within the Department of History of Art, UCL, where her research focused on the degradation of fibre and film materials in heritage collections.
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8/11/2020