Rebecca Horn is another artist whose work I have come across recently.
She made a number of body sculptures and performance pieces in which she created harnesses that strapped up her body and attached other large forms to her.
I Like:
– The look of the strappings
– The restrictive quality
– In Einhorn, the clear references to opposite genders
Arm Extensions, 1968, Rebecca Horn (fabric, wood and metal, 600x1230x510mm)
Although (as I understand it at this early stage of familiarity with her work) the concepts she is working with are more to do with a person and their connection to their surroundings, there are definite elements of these sculptures and performance pieces that I feel I would like to explore in my own work:
– the binding element of the sculptures
– restricting the body in this way
Einhorn, 1970-2, Rebecca Horn (wood, fabric and metal)
When I first saw these images, I was instantly reminded of my 10 PRJCT works, demonstrating the dimensions of a ‘perfect 10’ in women’s dress sizes.
The Perfect 10, 2015, Hannah Maynard (neon strip lighting, metal wire, fishing wire)
This discovery of Rebecca Horn’s sculptural and performance works has sparked an interest in me to work more with these neon strip lights but in a different format.
Why not apply the ‘perfect body dimensions’ element of The Perfect 10 project to a new way of working for me?
Why not try performance?
I’ve touched on it slightly in previous ideas, the Allen Jones Table parody, my On Show piece and newer ideas that I’m still experimenting with like I Am Woman. Perhaps this is my chance to push myself even further and explore new things. Eventually, I feel like I would like to end up with a photographic image but following the performance idea will be an exciting new venture.
