2 weeks to go until degree show and I finish, a scary but exciting concept. Things are really coming together now and this morning I took the final pictures of my pieces going in to be exhibited and put together a portfolio for my Professional Futures Unit.
There still needs to be a fair amount of organisation regarding the location of my space for degree show, as it needs to be pitch black and this is going to requiree some negotiation. But all the pieces have been moulded and casted in wax, and I bought another bulk load of torches and batteries the other day – much to the confusion of the cashier I am sure.
I have also been applying for jobs recently, and last week I found one which would be perfect, so fingers crossed I get it. It is exciting thinking about starting my career, but also nerve wracking..the pressure is on!
Good luck to everyone in these final few weeks!
Over the last few weeks I have been rushing around trying to sort out some changes to my degree show proposals. After some ideas sparked from another seminar I presented, I realised I wanted to take the viewing experience of my pieces into a different direction.
At this time I have also been doing my ‘admin’ including writing an artists cv, statement and setting up a temporary website for uploading images of my work (which can be seen here: http://karysmunns.tumblr.com/)
As this last month is extremely stressful I am very glad my dissertation deadline was back in February, a huge weight off my mind. However the result day for this is looming, being in 13 days time. At the moment I have been making sure my journals, research and theory are up to date. I have a lot of test pieces, but still feel it is not enough, the requirements state ‘a body of work’ which is really quite vague.
I will sign off this post with my latest artist statement:
Our proximity to dust is investigated through the architectural forms where dust gathers, scrutinising what is pushed to the fringes and drawing from the idea of the fossil. Using a moment of illumination, an intimate relationship with the spectator occurs, drawing attention to the sublime and fantastical within the monumental trace of our energy spent. The mundane is elevated through delicate gestures providing an enticing insight into the quiet yet interruptive territory of the discarded. My work is ritualistic, obsessive and immediate, with an absence resonating through the work that creates a preciousness within its intricate materiality, creating a relic.
