This will be my last blog update as my residency ends today! This week has been busy with four studio visits from Isobel Harbison, writer and curator, Pieternel Vermoortel of FormContent, Rosa Tyhurst of Limoncello and Naomi Sinderfel of Beaconsfield. All four has some really interesting insights into my work and suggestions for possible future approaches, research and developments.
Some highlights were discussing the lineage of my work with Isobel, and the idea of palimpsest in the work (layer upon layer). Also the possibilities for fictional narratives within the work and the remnants or suggestions of performance, found in the implied theatricality as well as the physical presence in the works making.
The addition of the outdoor location in the new work seems to have been an interesting progression and what Naomi called ‘an appropriate response to the nature of the residency’.
The talk last week with Lucy Reynolds went well, a small crowd but was able to be quite conversational as a result. I spoke about the works thematically rather than chronologically, which I think was an interesting approach but would need some refinement for another time – we ran out of time and the images were not always in the correct order! Using other artists to frame and contexulise my ideas worked well, such as Juliette Blightman, Charlotte Moth, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Bruce Mclean and Edwards Muybridge.
I have really enjoyed the residency and have met some really interesting people who have engaged with my work and ideas in amazing ways, I think this will provide me with much to consider in the coming months.
