Coffee and Time Experiments 2

Coffee and Time Experiments started because of my engineering background where everything we did was an experiment. I studied Human Behavior in Stressful Environments as a part of my master’s thesis and through these 'Coffee and Time Experiments' I explore the parallels of environment and human fragility mimicking Pearson's correlation coefficient. Pearson's correlation coefficient is a statistic that measures linear correlation between two variables. There are two types of variables - continuous (that which would take forever to define/count. Eg Time or Environment in my case) and discreet (which can be quantified but might take a long time to do so - in my case human fragility and behavior). The results of experiments run by statisticians to compare these two ambiguous variables always ends in a scatter plot on a graph. I try to draw parallels to such experiments through my paintings. Drying times for different kinds of coffee vary hugely. I dry them in layers, and introduce new elements or more coffee with each layer until I feel my thoughts are transposed on the canvas. Climatic conditions affect the final painting differently - from harsh sunlight to the layers being dried in complete darkness for long periods of time. From a dry room to simulating a humid area for the layers to dry - I experiment with multiple variables.  

'Experiment II' is about how you find fellow beings in the most unexpected places, match your fragility and create a bond. ‘Experiment II’ was created using coffee grounds on canvas over a period of 2 months. I used principles of cold brewing in this painting – only my canvas is the carafe.  I let the coffee grounds bleed directly on the canvas. A new element – salt was introduced during timed intervals to direct the flow of coffee whilst it was bleeding. 

This painting had the privilege to be introduced to the shores of Muscat for drying and my studio.