A couple of weeks ago I spent the day in London hoping to get some materials for my mannequins and for the organ in jar sculptures. I spend a lot of my time in London, I love to people watch and found sitting on the embankment with a coffee for a little while to be of great inspiration. I couldn’t stop looking at this busker that was before me. She was oozing so much energy and emotion, juxtaposed with the hustle and bustle on London’s crowds sparked some great ideas for me video. I filmed the busker from a variety of angles and also took her promotional flyer in case I needed further resource. Watching the busker sing with people walking past as if she didn’t exist made me relate to my work. It reminded me of how inside we can be bursting with emotion yet people can continue to pass by with out identifying.
The idea for the video is to have start with the busker and the people walking past and then fast forward through all different shots that could represent an emotion. I then want to real time a particular shot of the portrayed emotion before going back to the busker. This will then be repeated showing examples of all five emotions and will finish in time with the song.
Next I decided that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity of going to the Tate. The exhibition that was currently on was called ‘performing for the camera’ and explored the relationship between photography and performance. I did however find other exhibits more interesting such as the Pop Myths exhibitions.
I always feel the same when going to a gallery, unlike most artist fanatics who claim to be inspired by viewing artworks unclose I feel like a fraud who walks around waiting to be captivated by something only to end up keep walking, but never seeing something that causes me to stop. This is not what I want for my work. I want people to stop. I want people to want to see my work, not to just walk past.
