These soil absorptions show how left-over substances look like after the process of a Mudgram.  Photography uses different substances in its image development, in the case of a Mudgram it uses biodegradable chemistry (vitamine c, bicarbonate, water) and soil. The process touched the photographic gelatin layer and silver layers, parts of this are flushed into the soil. For this series of cilinders, Segers uses a specialized lab paper used for chromatography on top of the muddy remnants, letting the paper absorb the chemical and mineral elements and layering them in different tonalities from bottom to top.

This absorption technique was first developed by Lili Kolisko (1889-1976) to f.ex. visualize the interaction between minerals and the solar system. Segers activates this historical research of Kolisko by adaption the technique to earthly elements and exposing them to this new form of transformation. 

Mudgram (residue), Dries Segers, 2026, 39 chromatographic paper cones, paperclips, polluted soil samples, different sizes