An interview with Alex Hackett, speaking to Bette Wood.
Hello Alex!
What is your role in the organisation of the degree show?
I am part of the publicity team, in preparation for the show I’ve been setting up social media profiles for BA³ to connect as many people as possible to the show. Also, I contacted artist Tamarin Norwood recently and she has kindly agreed to be our guest speaker at the show’s opening.
And what are you working on in your practice?
There are three themes in my work – the body, the landscape and food. Their relationships to each other interest me, and I’m looking at how they are interlinked. Bodily experience of a landscape, sensations of food and how food can be linked to a landscape, a certain place. The body as a place; I take images of the body to create imaginary landscapes, record experiences of the body in real landscapes.
What does the near future hold?
My final work doesn’t have a shape yet. I am looking for a way to bring my own body’s experience of food and landscape to the audience. Working with large scale drawings, and text, combining mediums. Food will perhaps be involved.
Lastly, what have you found challenging leading up to producing your final piece?
Excluding work. Choosing how to represent an entire body of work, a whole practice in one ‘thing’. Also, I’ve found myself stuck in the studio a lot and am working on overcoming that – getting out and exploring the less restrictive areas of my practice.
