I’m going to try to catch up with all the work that I have done throughout the year, I need to quickly revised everything before I start writing my dissertation draft as I need to know better where my work stands at the moment.
What’s the difference between seeing these moving sculptures throughout video or seeing them in flesh, 3 dimensional, physical in the space? Do they become just a 2D moving image taking away many of the characteristics of each character? Do I need more of them, videos or the actual sculptures to create a bigger impact on the viewer? More chaos, more colera, more rage, more noise and then silence and sobs… kisses, laughing and then all starts again… chaos, rage, silence and sobs…
These two works are attempts to represent violence specially in a domestic environment. The monkey is meant to represent the monster inside of an abusive person, someone that appears different in social life and then behaves differently agressively indoors in the privacy of the household. The monkey shakes head and arms simulating the physical effects of rage in our body, when large amounts of adrenaline and oxygen in the bloodstream can cause a person’s extremities to shake. It is the juxtaposition of the toy and the knife which makes the work poignant and somehow obscure, drawing references from troubled chidhoods and the effect of domestic violence in children.
I’m considering using the monkey again for my degree show but it will depend on the technical side, I don’t think is very difficult and I already have some advice from experts. I won’t be using video though, but using a clear glass box, cloche or wooden house to represent entrapment. By using a sensor, the monkey only will be activated when someone walks away from it, reflecting on how aggressive people only harm their victimes when in privacy.
I feel like I have given up on the mechanical, movement interest with which I started this year, I have explored other ways such as using fans and performance but I should keep trying using motors, sensors, arduino. Perhaps completing the monkey for degree show is needed at this point, so I can feel like I have come back and tried once more time.
There is currently some monkeys in Toys r us which are bonkers, they shake heads and when placed together the effect is disturbing and confusing but also very humourous. They are hysterical and I can think of some ideas to do with them but is this the real deal? Where should I put my money, time and effort for degree show???
Monkeys in Toys r us. The real deal? Worth to experiment with them?
