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End of Project Statement – ‘Press Release’
This project has been about how my work relates to the outside world, and the context with which it stands. During this project, I discovered that my work fits better in a gallery context; all white walls, big open space, large enough to walk around in and for there to be an artwork. But I also discovered that my work isn’t just about the exploration of the spatial environment, it’s also about exploring the mind, my mind, and how I see spaces and how I interact with them.
In this piece I used fishing line to create a support structure for the piece, and then laid out the string throughout the space. This created this beautiful architectural drawing within the space, among all the translucent wire. Creating landscapes within spaces is what I’m best at, and in the future I will be exploring my ‘true’ reason as to what my work is based on, the theme in other words. I shall also explore other materials and incorporate more of my imaginative landscapes within my installations.
End of Project Statement
My main medium to work in is sculptural-installation, and the use of a large open space. I prefer to work on a piece which you can hold and touch and even possibly walk through. Working on installations allows me to express myself in ways which other methods cannot; I am a maker, a builder, a craftsman, and therefore I crave the open space of a studio.
The ‘theme’ that I work with is the exploration of space, the way which we move through the environment, and how we interact with different obstacles. When I come to make a piece, I don’t plan every step, I start with a simple plan of where I may start and maybe how it might look. Once I get started with an installation, there is no limit for what the piece will become. This is why I call it the exploration of space, as it’s my exploration through the space, and I show you how I made the journey with the installation itself.
My ideas are influenced by many artists, but the main one is Tomas Saraceno and the way he turns a space into an interactive piece. After being influenced by Saraceno, I have developed my own method and practice.
I hope to continue to expand my practice in many ways, and to explore even more possibilities.
Project Three – Assessment Installation
So after a period of time of having no real idea of what my project is, or what I should be doing, I finally dug myself out of the hole and got this piece up in the Shaun Space. After my mid-term assessment I was left feeling unsure about my project, about what I do for art; after the Christmas break I learnt that what I do is, I show the audience my exploration of the space through the use of materials. All this time I’ve said that I like to explore the space, move through it, create something from what the space tells me; yes, that is what I do, but the installation is a direct message to the audience of the journey I have made within the space.
The Ideas which come and go are a feature within the work, certain aspects of the piece are made from plans or ‘try-outs’ to see how I can explore the space. So after not really having much of an idea of what to do or where to go, I will be following my instincts, and let the space tell me what to do. I will be creating more work in a similar fashion, and by that I mean, something that is different every time, not a the same work I made 3 years ago.
Project Two – Installation #2
Hi everyone! This is the second installation for this particular project. I have placed hooks within my space to create permanent fixtures to design installations; once made and documented, the installation is removed from the space and the fixtures are used for another installation/design. For this being the second installation within this space; there was a thought process used to design this installation; the same process of exploring the space was used, but I also worked from the wall space into the center space. This was to avoid having to climb around through the web as the web would always be worked on by the front.
This project (Project Two) was carried forward from Project One. The idea being about creating a space/environment of my own imagination/creation, this then lead to wanting to explore space and involve interactivity. Project Two is now lead by the desire to create an interactive installation which explores its environment and develops its own world/space, allowing the viewer to walk through and experience the space thus interacting with it.
These are some of my documentation of the installation.
As always, I hope you enjoy.
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