Fracked
“Following the explosion of the appropriately named perforation gun, an enormous explosion of liquid erupts from the mining conduit to shatter the rock, inducing unpredictable and haphazard fissures. In these artworks, I translated the accidental and damaging processes of fracking, and applied these to paper and 3D objects through ripping, scratching, bleaching, staining and destroying.” Catherine Harrington
Frack 1
India ink on paper – A3
Frack 2
Multimedia drawing on paper – A3
Crown Owned Gas
Collage Drawing – A3; This collage drawing is a portrait of the underground rock formation, with the pockets of shale gas depicted as the crown crest.
Acid Dip 3
Acid Dip 3: Cross Section Below the Earth’s Surface Etching – drypoint, softground and hardground – A4
Wounded Landscape
Multimedia drawings on paper – A3; Early studies depict the markings on the earth’s surface following the process of fracking.
Cycle 1: Pollute & Cleanup
(Number 7 in a series of 10) Drawing – ink, chalk, detergent – A1 A series of drawings were created to investigate the cyclical stages of polluting followed by cleanup, and how these cyclical processes do not eradicate the impact of pollution.
Mapping the Frack
Fracked
Fracking Activity
Residual Contaminants
Protest
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