Transformation one: superficial coloring
for this stage I used ink and orange Gojo grit soap to stain the surface of the Styrofoam, applying it by drip, by hand, and by paper towel.
Transformation two: additional superficial coloring, removing and relocating Styrofoam, internal coloring
For the second stage I completely covered the previous stage with black ink and gesso, mostly pouring and syringe-dripping it. The ink would occasionally flow into the gesso and create small branching patterns similar to river systems or blood vessels
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| Early progress on Stage two, before taking off a slice of the face with a saw |
Later progress on Stage two was unfortunately not documented, but it can be described. I used a saw to make a cut down the midline of the face and another down the left side, both running from the forehead to beneath the chin and meeting in the middle so that it could be removed. The exposed interior was then spray-painted teal and the wedge was pinned upside down to upper right part of the forehead.
Transformation three: spray fixative treatment and added color
My next transformation was to saw off the top of the head and to use different spray paints, gesso, and finally spray fixative to corrode the Styrofoam. It ate away at the material all the way down to the base of the neck inside the head and cut streams down the outside of it, resulting in features that resembled geographic or microbiological structures. I also applied a thin layer of yellow paint to the outside of the head, and gave the fixative treatment to the face wedge, which I then pinned to a slice of the head I removed in the first step of this Transformation.
Transformation 4: slicing and displaying
The final stage of this transformation brought it to a somewhat 2-dimensional mode, the head being sliced into five parts about an inch or two in thickness. They can be placed in any arrangement, and still stack into their previous form.
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