viscous liquid

hi y'all,


i'm trying to shoot a series of images involving thick clear liquid. it should be thick enough to be able to suspend balls of sculpey and it must be non-toxic (preferably delicious).


i was thinking of using hair gel or making a very thick sugar syrup, but that might not be thick enough.


i know food stylists use stuff like this, but i don't personally know any.


any advice?


will also need models. more info to come.


thanks,
dave

The long awaited Paper Plates from Meeting #1

Paper plate #1 + 2 - contact info and skills

Paper Plate # 3 - Resources, Notes, and Quotes

(transcribed below)

Artists to Look At: Paul Lansky, Cheryl Donegan, Ben Tuttle - can't find this (wrong name?)

Art Set - iPad app Darragh uses 

Book: "Physics of the Impossible"

Quotes and things to think about:

auditory space

sensory confusion

not just more idle chatter

"I'm sorry I was late, I got hit by a grill party" - Giacommo Rochini

Janet Cardiff & Binaural Sound Recordings

Re: some of our discussion about mannequins and recorded audio.

Here's a link to a list of Janet Cardiff's "Walks." She records these walks by holding a special device -- a mannequin head with microphones placed in each of its ears, each of which is recording a different channel. If you click on any of the links and then listen to the samples with headphones you'll get a sense of how eerie the stereophonic effect is.

I also like the image of her making the recordings, marching through busy streets with some uncouth, disembodied puppet head, whispering furtively into its electronic ears.