SCHAANNINGS EGG
1. The process of creating the work “Schaannings egg”
2. Potential information from form and color af an egg
Collection of eggs collected by Hans T. J. Schaanning at NHM UIO
Photodocumentation at NHM UIO
SHAPE OBSERVATION
- Spheric
- Oblong
- Conical
COLOR OBSERVATION
- From darkred to white to bluegreen
- Pricked, stained and monochrome
Aesthetics of an egg ———> indication of environment
Is there a need for camouflage or visibility?
Is there a need for increase in mobility?
But why blue?
Every egg is a combination of 2 pigments
- Biliverdin
Green-bluish - Protoporphyrin IX
Red-brown
Color seems to be connected to temperature regulation
– Darker eggs absorbs more heat from sunlight than lighter eggs
– Eggs in Nothern regions tend to be darker, even from same species
” We usually think about color through the lens of perception (…) We show that color matters, but the observer isn’t important.” – Wisocki
Questions I brought with me in the creation of the work
- How aesthetics can be related with functionality outside of perception
- How aesthetics in egg collections can be used to identify changes to climate and temperature rising
Schaannings Egg
Pastel drawing, 36 replica of eggs in white clay
Pikene på Broen, Terminal B
2024
The potential for all possible variations in color, which can adapt to the necessary changes and fluctuations that will come in Finnmark’s future environment.