{"id":1662,"date":"2023-06-13T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2023-06-13T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:53:36","slug":"sian-pitts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/sian-pitts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sian Pitts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sitecontainer\">\n<div class=\"pagecontainer\">\n<h4 class=\"homepage-heading-h4\">Degree Show 2023<\/h4>\n<div class=\"postcontainer\">\n<h1 class=\"thestudentpostname\" id=\"studentpostname\">Sian Pitts<\/h1>\n<h3>BA Art and Design<\/h3>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">&#8216;Amidst the Mycelium&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">Responding to the mystery of cryptozoology, fairy tales and folklore, this project alludes to a world beyond our own \u2013 A macrocosm that\u2019s seeping through the fissures in the undergrowth, perfectly protected by the blight and excrescency that we evade and hidden away in the spaces that we overlook. It explores the secret lives of the saprophytes and mycelium, as well as other curious creatures that reside amongst the moss and mildew of the forest. This creation also takes inspiration from the Slavic tale of Baba Yaga; a cunning witch who lives in a hut that saunters on chicken legs, and who collects the bones of mushroom foragers that have become lost in the woods..<\/p>\n<div class=\"socialstack\"><span class=\"material-symbols-outlined\">handshake<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faketeethtattoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with <span id=\"withme\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--FILE01--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sian-Pitts-01_Sian-Pitts.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1613px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1613\/1612;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">To bring this tale to life and create an immersive experience for the audience, the project explores a combination of storytelling, sculptural techniques, and installation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE02--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sian-Pitts-02_Sian-Pitts.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 3024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 3024\/3023;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE03--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sian-Pitts-03_Sian-Pitts.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2702px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2702\/2702;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Hidden around the gallery space, there are three collectable oddities for guests to find on their journey to the opening of the mushroom cave \u2013 these will come in handy later! The piece is accompanied by a \u2018choose-your-own-adventure\u2019 illustrated storybook with a slew of endings, allowing for a unique experience for all who visit the space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE04--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sian-Pitts-04_Sian-Pitts.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2700\/2699;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE05--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sian-Pitts-05_Sian-Pitts.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1831px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1831\/1830;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Visitors are invited to enter the cave to meet the creatures who reside inside, take a seat beside the mushroom men, and follow the tale in the book to discover their fate!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\ndocument.getElementById(\"withme\").innerHTML = document.getElementById(\"studentpostname\").innerHTML;\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", function(){\nvar sitedescription = document.querySelector(\".site-description\");\nvar studenttitle = document.getElementById(\"studentpostname\");\nif(window.pageYOffset > 100){\nsitedescription.classList.add(\"highlightstudentname\");\nsitedescription.innerHTML = studenttitle.innerHTML;\n}\nif(window.pageYOffset < 100){\nsitedescription.classList.remove(\"highlightstudentname\");\nsitedescription.innerHTML = \"School of Design, University of Leeds\";\n}\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Degree Show 2023 Sian Pitts BA Art and Design &#8216;Amidst the Mycelium&#8217; Responding to the mystery of cryptozoology, fairy tales and folklore, this project alludes to a world beyond our own \u2013 A macrocosm that\u2019s seeping through the fissures in the undergrowth, perfectly protected by the blight and excrescency that we evade and hidden away &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/sian-pitts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sian Pitts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ba-art-and-design","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1716,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662\/revisions\/1716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/degreeshow-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}