Unfinished journey

By Pat Hodson 2023

Exploring Magellan’s last journey; his attempt to circumnavigate the Earth in one go, sailing clockwise from Spain. He was killed in the Phillipines and his journey ended. This book records significant places he landed, or passed by, with names and dates lasercut into the fabric. By reading it clockwise, places are noted, with the dates on the reverse of the fold. The piece refers to time, movement of the earth, the rise and swell of the sea. The blue symbolizes ‘darkness made visible’ and the cold deep. materials Lutradur: Thermal dyetransfer using disperse dyes, laser cut pages Diameter 45 cm

Pat Hodson

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Books about red: These books draw on environments which are almost surreal in colour. In particular the iron pools of Iceland, canyons of Arizona and the ocre quarries of Provence. Different reds are juxtaposed and overlaid - using crayon, acrylic, digital colour, thread. The sensuality of red is exploited both through the visual intensity of the hue and through the tactile surface of the p

Red over Red with box

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