University Campus Suffolk

Its drawing closer and closer to our degree show. I’m writing this post to reflect on what I’ve been doing throughout the year and look deeper into what my work means.

Firstly I never expected to be doing a projection piece; I expected to work more along an installation or sculpture with some lens based images. I’m pleased that I decided to branch out and do something I’ve never done before because it has pushed me to learn new skills and develop existing ones.

The keys which I had been working with at the beginning of the year still have significance to my project despite me not including these in the show, because they represent suppressing of old memories and unlocking new ones. I am fascinated by the way in which it is unknown what the keys originally unlocked.

I moved on to using stills from my own MRI when I looked into requesting my medical records. The hospital put all of the MRI images on a disc and I have made a stop motion from them. I have added text, which flashes words at the viewer of different emotions. I want the viewer to have an insight into how the mind works physically as well as emotionally.

Keeping a blog has been helpful as it has helped me to document and remember the work I have done over the last academic year. I have found it quite addictive to use as a medium and it is satisfying to be able to see all my blog posts and the work I have completed.

I watched a TED talk today about an artitst who records one second of their life every day and compiles this into video footage. He is going to do this every day until he can no longer record the footage.

I think the video highlights that we forget so much in life and by him making this video he is capturing a tiny moment from not just the good days but the bad too and these help us to appreciate the unique moments in life that eventually blur into one.

I recently hung my work at the Freudian Sheep Gallery on St Helens Street. I am really pleased with how each piece looks framed / displayed.

The private view went really well and there was a good turn out.

I attended an exhibition by Darren Johnston on 25t April, It was held in the undercroft of the war memorial in the center of Norwich.

Only one person was allowed into the exhibition at one time as this is the way the artist wanted the exhibition to be shown. As I entered the installation I was told to wait a few minutes to let my eyes adjust to the low lighting.

Then I was guided down a flight of steps, which was disorientating, as I had no idea whether the next step I took would be solid ground or not. At the bottom of the staircase I was sent towards a tunnel of light and told to walk towards the installation. The sound was incredibly atmospheric and you could feel the vibrations before the sound, which also added to the sense of dislocation.

I like the way that the artist has control over where the viewer walks and what they can see. The smoke and lights at the end of the tunnel were in a pyramid shape and projected onto the floor. The space I can only describe as some kind of spiritual temple or crypt, it was cool, dark and the noises echoed off all of the surfaces.

Upon my return into daylight and reality I felt that I had experienced something unique and was glad to have visited the exhibition.