The thing I had enjoyed most in the project was making the mechanical stag beetle so I began to research into other endangered insects and how they might be modified. I settled on the following:
The Shrill Carder Bee- the bumble bee is an essential part of our eco-systems and cannot be allowed to become extinct... I've also upgraded it to function as a spy drone
The Blue Ground Beetle- Similarly to the Stag Beetle, the ground beetle will be updated to feed on scrap-plastic and reform them into recyclable pellets
Grey Dagger Moth- AS these insects are a great indicator of pure air and low pollution, I modified it to become a flying air filtration system
The bee is my favourite of all four bugs
I wanted to pin the insects onto a board as I had seen them displayed at the Manchester Museum, but as I only had four I thought they might look a bit sparse. I went back to my idea of pinning them onto a scientific style diagram of the insects. I considered using an etching over foam board but instead I chose water-colour. Although I love working in water-colour and I do like the painted background, in retrospect I think a more simple design would have been better... the painting takes the emphasis away from the sculptures.
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I also made an etching of the bison for the exhibition but I don't think it looks as good as the original bison collages I made. Overall though I think all our groups images worked really well as one exhibit and while not having a graphic designer in our group did make things difficult, it meant our exhibit stood out as being extremely illustrative. Goodbye until next year Unit X!
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