I decided to create a piece of work using a bed sheet. The plan was to use a clean white bed sheet, go to bed wearing fake tan as I often do, leave it develop overnight which would create a piece from the pattern of the colour left on the sheet from where I moved in my sleep.
I feel this does relate to the abjectness of my work. However as it is only faintly coloured, the viewer would probably have to get up fairly close before realising it was covered in fake tan, if they were to even realise this is what it is. So I feel this does work in that aspect, as it is showing this subtle abjectness i want. However I don’t really know if it actually says anything as a piece? Perhaps it doesn’t really link as well with my other work.
I don’t feel this has turned out as successful as I first thought or wanted it to. I’m not sure it really says anything unlike my other personal collections. Perhaps it is due to this not being such a collection like my other work. Maybe if I had a collections of everyday I wore this tan it would link better. I don’t know but I’m glad I tried this idea out, I just don’t think it has anymore to give.
