The Adored Blue
Studio Book
An exploration of how I can recreate blue both through natural and chemical methods. Some of these methods include cyanotypes, creating natural blue dye and capturing blue light.
As a child, blue was a color I adored and it has been resilient throughout my life. However, the blue I am the most drawn to is when I observe it in a natural occurrence. Seeing a regular blue object is not as fascinating to me. It is not as rare, nor as valuable, as when I see blue in a pearl, in a feather of a bird, in a stone, or in a blue light for instance. However, I am still intrigued by how blue can be replicated through technology and chemicals. Additionally, I wish to challenge what we categorize as blue, as our perception is limited and our relation to blue is often dependent on associations to blue rather than reality.
Olina Olseth, The Adored Blue, 2023. Natural dye from red cabbage.
Olina Olseth, The Adored Blue, 2023. Cyanotype.
Olina Olseth, The Adored Blue, 2023. RGB experimentation on Photoshop, 35mm. Galixidi, Greece.
Olina Olseth, The Adored Blue, 2023. Blue light caught with CDs.
Olina Olseth, The Adored Blue, 2023. Hyacinth self-portrait. Photograph by Julio Salas (@juliomsalas).
Olina Olseth, The Adored Blue, FNE (French Nature Environment), Oasis 21, Paris, France, 2024.
