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BOTANICAL ARCHIVE
A house exists in two worlds, a world that you share with everyone and a world within, just for yourself. As an architect, I have the opportunity to step into both these worlds and help the person (client) explore their journey.
Being a photographer, Amit, wanted to pay homage to the first photography book but wasn’t sure how. This first book Cyanotype Impressions was a botanical documentation put together by Anna Atkins.
The idea slowly yet organically transformed into making ceramic tiles with imprints of the plants around the old house as well as the new, an archive in the form of tiles and not a book, but an archive nonetheless.
This involved, learning to work with clay, making clay tiles and understanding the glazing and firing process and most importantly foraging leaves and flowers.
Thankfully, Para was able to help with making some tiles, for this beautiful idea conceptualised and executed by the Client. This is a documentation of the process that we could be a part of.
