My piece is called In the Stillness of Remembering I think this sums up my piece exactly. My piece is based on memories and i have set up my installation as though time has been paused in a way. All in all this came as wuite a surprise as i never though i would be creating a installtion for my Degree Show, yet i am glad i did i am very pleased with it, and i do not think that my ideas could be carried out more powerfully without being an installtion. I have had a lot of fun and stress creating this piece and can’t wait to see how the viewers percieve it.
I added a few little touches to my piece that i believe really make the piece come to life. I do feel as if there is a particular atmosphere as i wanted to my piece which i am very happy with. Whilst looking like a wall from a dated family living room, i think also that there is an aspect of this piece that is very ‘Shrine like’. I think this works really well and helps give the piece the eeire atmosphere that i wanted. It in a way acts as a shrine to memories, my family memories more specifically. The idea of the coffe with lipstick stains and just smoked ciggerettes, is meant to make the viewer feel like somebody was just there and perhaps that they are coming back or maybe even disappeared, or even that they have interupted something. The Fact that there were people there speaking on the phone listening, reconecting to me is something spectacular. It is a belief, proof even of love and pain. Memories are there to remember for pain or for love. They are to remember who you are, who you were, memories of loved ones. Without such things you would be lost.
