“Contrary to what people say, using the first person in films tends to be a sign of humility: ‘All I have to offer is myself.’” —Chris Marker
My work for my assessment consists of the various periods of ides that were created in my studio space over the past year from the mind map for my dissertation which contains the key themes of producing socially engaged art and web 2.0 sites. Plus the ideas of my then degree project of walking and how it linked with my 5am project and the Allen Ginsberg poem that it was inspired from. The space contains images of me experimenting with the three screen format and artists who I referenced who also use similar techniques. Also the walls display posters of the films 12 years a slave and the butler, movies that highlighted the aspects of intersectionailtiy.
The yellow tape of the space represents the 10 week period of Hambling incident where in that cycle the studio space became a “scene of a crime” in the way that my original ideas been derailed by having the weight this experience placed upon me. The three tapelines represent the three boundaries that I had to overcome in my last few months,
The tapelines capture that something has been halted and the key of clue to understanding lies within the space which turns the space into a floating signifier.
The desk contains a laptop of the film no to £650 the flyer to the fine art auction, which features Hambling’s image as the main piece, the letter from Ipswich and Suffolk council for racial Equality (ISCRE) to the provost Richard Lister and the book Pedagogy of the oppressed by Paulo Freire.
The Mind map connects with all the themes mention because the experience connected with the themes that I was looking at for my dissertation and when reflecting back on the experience some of the theme connects with the spaces between walking.
Part of the space is unpainted because of keeping the original aspect of the space and to juxtapose the rest of the room. As like in a Brecht plays it makes the frame works visible and making frameworks visible has been the consistent theme of project 5am.
For the degree show I will display the mind map, which defines my 7-year journey of understanding my 5am experience. The notion of the third space has been the glue that has connected all the ideas that I have linked to my project. This has made me wonder if the true aspect of art making takes place in this domain and not the result of being in the domain. Philosopher Graham Harman who wrote about the third space in The Third Table for documenta 13 talks about the fourth space as being a result of capturing the moment of being in the third space. So if the third space represents process and fourth space objects in my opinion the mystery of art lies within the “third space” which produces a feedback loop with the fourth space. My concerns its that art environments can be caught up to much in the fourth space because of the financial aspects which can lead incidents like I experienced and not focusing beneath the surface. I cannot describe my artwork for my assessment because for me the real art has been produced from people’s reactions. Then the art feels activated and alive from action. I have seen the magic of people opinions changing via time and reflection via repeated bouts of dialogue raising the social capital the environment. Seeing people in a different light from their response of lack of response. My work since March 4th has always been about creating a better future environment by inviting others to take control of their own frameworks. This is the main reason why I will have work up at the degree show because I has seen enough signs in the majortiy of the group that they understand or try to understand how serious these last few weeks have been and I totally respect them for that.
If there’s any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something. I know, it’s almost impossible to succeed but who cares really? The answer must be in the attempt.”
― Julie Delpy
