Taking the salt block as the medium, trying to use different methods to change its shape. This experiment is used to explore the plasticity of salt.
In the first experiment, the flame of the candle did not change the shape of the salt block, but it showed the special color and texture. Black and white interwoven patterns which let me think of some special terrain of the aerial map.
「image」Envisat：EARTH FROM SPACE：SCANDINAVIAN SNOWS，2012
In this image from the Envisat satellite, clouds cover the North Sea and sweep down to the strait between Denmark (lower-right corner) and Norway (upper-centre). Located on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway is Europe’s northernmost country and is famed for its fjords. Some of these are visible in the image as dark lines between the white and snow-covered land.
During the ice age, ice and rivers carved deep valleys in the mountains. As the climate changed, most of the ice melted and the valleys were gradually filled with salt water from the coast, giving birth to the fjords.
The black part like black forest, soil, rock and mountains. The white part is the winding road covered by snow.
「image」Leah Kennedy：Ovum (egg)，2018
The medium of the second experiment was water, which was the fastest way to change the shape of the salt block in all experiments process, and the texture of the salt was preserved. The disadvantage is that it's hard to control the flow of water，It means that it is difficult to create a specific image.
The third experiment was inspired by the development of the first experiment, with the high temperature flame to burn the salt block. Finally the effect was different from the low temperature burning of the candle. The surface of the salt block begins to melt and become smooth, presenting a texture similar to the stalactites/jade.
The fourth experiment was to use the traditional method of sculpture, using some files, carving knives to shape salt. This method is the most convenient in all experiments which can carving salt to specified form, the details can also be depicted through different models of knife. But this method reduces the granular sensation of the salt block, which will make the material look like the traditional sculpture material—plaster.
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