Speculation Under Lab Conditions

by Amy Johnson and Grace Kim-Butler

A workshop in the Sense and Speculation series August 28-29, 2024 at the Utrecht University ArtLab

On Mordants of Splendor 

By Jan van Daal

Using three recipes from De diffirentia exaurationis in order to mordant and adhere gold leaf to different surfaces.

Hands-On With Textile Mordants: More Than Meets the Eye

Using plant-derived and metal based mordants for dyeing textiles with weld dye stuff.

Making Scents of the Past (eng)
Making Scents of the Past (nl) Vervlogen geuren distilleren in het KunstLab

Made in collaboration between Het Geheugen van Geur and DURARE to reconstruct a seventeenth-century scent based on Constantijn Huygens’ ‘fragrant water’ recipes.