Agitate

Gayathri Warrier, Singapore

Agitate is a series of photograms that explores the seemingly imperceptible effects of human actions through the transience of water.

While we are aware of what happens when we interact with water, we are only really capable of seeing the largest and slowest of its movements. By removing the middleman (the camera), I was able to capture the indiscernible moments as they occurred on the paper itself.

I was drawn to the photogram technique as my interaction with the materials left results that were immediate, irreversible, and often completely unexpected. Although the intended disturbance of the water was slight, the ripples and waves created were extensive, intense, and somewhat turbulent.

At a time when many of us are increasingly removed from the consequences of our actions, especially in relation to natural resources such as water, this method asked that I stay mindful and present. Various human artifacts, such as fingerprints and lines, also remain, serving as a reminder of the significance of each minute action and touch.

Agitate 

© Gayathri Warrier 

Agitate 

© Gayathri Warrier 

Agitate 

© Gayathri Warrier 

Gayathri Warrier is an artist and recent Studio Art graduate from Colorado College. Having recently moved back home to Singapore, she is now working as an Art Assistant at the North London Collegiate School (Singapore), where she spends her time exploring all things art and education.