formless

this experiment was based on my desire to discover concrete form through means other than traditional formwork. i cut one corner of a Ziploc bag and filled it with a Rockite mixture. using the Ziploc as a pastry bags of sorts, i tested out different mixture consistencies. the Rockite dried a lot faster than i wanted and so i had to use multiple bags.

the first photo shows an attempt where the concrete mixture was too fluid and not able to hold its form, the second shows a thicker and more effective consistency. the disadvantage to using a flat surface beneath is that the concrete forms automatically have a flat base. in the future i would like to experiment with releasing the mixtures over more spatially complex objects.

materials: Ziploc baggies, Rockite (differing consistencies), flat surface