Two more diptych emulsion lifts.
I have tried manipulating the various layers a bit
more with these. Doing feels almost like mixing and
overworking paint on a canvas.
I aiming to try and acquire some found polaroids to
then bring through this process. Both as a way of
re-animating the image/memory, and also as a way of
almost making the image mine, despite my not knowing
of the history or events behind it.

While my previous polaroid experiments were quite
interesting, I didn't really feel there was anywhere I
could take them.
So, this led me to try out the "emulsion lift/transfer"
process. Although most of the stuff I read about it
either recommended using specific film (669) or 35mm
slide film. Freshly processed film was also recommended..
However I couldn't see why it wouldn't work with standard
600 film processed a few years ago, and besides I don't have
any fresh film to use.
When I was applying the emulsion image to the watercolour paper,
I was trying to pull bits apart and alter the image in different ways.
This was at odds with the examples I had seen, where the images
had obviously been carefully transferred so as to keep them as
intact and as recognisable as possible.
Anyway I'm pretty pleased with the results, and I have more
planned!

I tried a few experiments with "peeling" some old

polaroids recently, after reading an article on the Impossible Project website.

http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/allabout/silvershade/#ilovepeelings

Ideally I think it is intended to be done with freshly
taken film, but I managed to get some quite subtle,
but quite beautiful results with quite old film.
I found that soaking the polaroids in hot water for five
or so minutes allows for the emulsion to peel far easier.
I have some ideas of where to take this, so stay tuned for
more!