The Colour of Ink

Synopsis

Ink is such an omnipresent factor in our lives that many of us may not ever stop to think about its history, its chemical components, or its meaning. One person who has given all of this a lot of thought is Toronto ink maker Jason Logan. He brews, distills, concentrates and bottles his uniquely elegant inks for artists and printmakers around the world. In the process of his years of mastering his occupation he has collected and experimented with berries, leaves, rocks and even salvaged rust. Filmmaker Brian D. Johnson begins with Logan and carries his explorations around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a renegade tattoo artist in the American Southwest and finally to a Japanese calligrapher. A special Science on Screen®  presentation at Doc Days 2023, preceded by a presentation about the chemical properties of various inks.