Research & Ideation
Word: Corrupt
Material: Wood
Material for letters: Wood
- woodchips/mulch
- matches
- treated timber wood
- ashes from burnt wood
- woodburn technique
Possible Themes
Light & Dark – Opposites attract
- Burnt matches to a certain point spelling out CORRUPT. Darkness of corruption & the lightness of wood (nature, forests)
Strong vs Weak
- Wooden letters squeezed together in a vice – strong being put under pressure to cave which is how corruption occurs. Vice’s are also immoral or include criminal behaviour like corruption. Wooden letters treated in varnish to symbolise richness – usually the rich and powerful are the most corrupt in society.
Money makes the World go round
- Money origami’d into the letter shapes – wood = paper = money = corruption.
- Corks cut in half – corks relate to wine – wine is associated with rich people – rich people are sometimes corrupt
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