Not posted for a while as I have been promoted at work so my retail job is taking over. The post is a six month secondment and I am enjoying learning new things and taking on extra responsibilities. Unfortunately it means I have less time for art although it is making me think long and hard about what to make next. Having less time is pushing me to be more selective with my ideas and I feel I need to develop a new strand of work. I want to make a new performance with the video pieces I filmed in Finland. The first video is of an orange interior blind, which reveals shadows of leaves. Secondly the video is simply of a hanging cloth with the initials T.V at the bottom blowing in the wind. I envisage having the videos playing in front and behind me using my body to create the illusion that I am operating the action on screen. I intend to create the illusion through a system of a wheel and ropes, blowing sound effects into a microphone. Through a discussion with my husband about the work he suggested a third element such as a switch that changed images on another screen. I think my frustration with technology is coming out in this piece feeling out of touch and desperately trying to keep up with the changes. As an artist and using technology I can feel defunct and in this piece I think I am trying to make myself useful in a small way.
