Moving on from my project in neon The Perfect 10, and influenced by discovering the work of Rebecca Horn, I am excited to be exploring the idea of a performance piece.
Aim:
– demonstrate the restrictions of ideals imposed on women by patriarchal culture (‘if you aren’t this, you aren’t woman)
– create powerful images and explore performance work
– use neon lights as restrictive ‘harnesses’ on my body
Notebook Page
On Friday I go to Cyprus for a week and I’d like to try and explore this concept while out there. Perhaps try some night photography on the coast.
Does the site of the photos/performance matter??
I’d like to experiment with this. My feeling is I might be likely to get a more powerful image if the background was just plain black. But then, Horn developed her performance in wheat fields so I guess I’ll see what comes out in the experiments.
