I had my second Group Crit, and it was much easier to talk freely about my work this time.
I talked about what I had been doing since the last meeting and showed everyone the MRI images in the clear bags with the silver clips on them. The group were really enthusiastic about the idea.
I showed the group the stop motion MRI scan video I have made so far. I had some really good feedback about this. Some peoople said how it would be interesting to record the noises the MRI machine makes and play these in the background. Another person said that they felt this would be too obvious. This started a discussion on whether the whole image should be visible, and whether i could transform the image to detach & distort the familiarity of the image upon viewing.
I have always found the image of the human brain fascinating, and of course what goes on inside it. In my first year at UCS I created an etching which was a line drawing of a brain and used different inks to create a rainbow.
I explained to the group how I would like to use some of the images from the MRI to make a digital silkscreen, and perhaps make some more etchings, or a lino cut. I plan to spend a day in the print room and experiment!
