Continuing to consider the works components in relation to one another I have thought of introducing a bench to the work. Toying on the idea of the gallery bench however finding a balance between the functional bench and the purpose as part of the artwork. The materials and colours of the wall piece cross industrial with the hand made. For the bench to mimic these elements it would tie the wall piece in with the room. Creating a dialogue between the object and wall. Materiality’s importance is becoming stronger as I work with the components placement and explore how they respond to one another and the space. The hand made quality to the pieces is a strong aesthetic that through the minimal work places in a clean gallery setting allows stronger viewer relations. The mark of the hand an important grounding to the work.
This week ended with 2 tutorials, one for studio practice and one for the research report. After continuing to develop the grid work this week with the addition of another smaller steel frame, it was helpful to discuss this piece. I have been encouraged me to question into the work more, to explain choices within the work further. To get back into a routine of constantly questioning and challenging my ideas will help me to understand the work I make further. Often when making work, you have an idea that you know has something further to be understood but can take time to really grasp what this is. It is an odd occurrence within your own work as you made it so therefor you must understand however this is often not the case. Allowing work to form this way with this small level of control is difficult to allow the maker however it is a valuable thing to learn with your work. Having said this current thoughts on the work are manifesting themselves as I begin to consider the piece a work of many parts. An exploration into a perceptive response, to guide an explanation of constructs within our perception.
This week has begun with making. Thoughts on a projection piece involving a video of a hoverfly has lead me to weld a grid. However once doing this the work began to take a turn for a more eco based piece which was not the intention for it. After a morning watching artist interviews on www.gorkysgranddaughter.com I found a desire to make from an experience. The previous weeks thinking had sparked this and watching some of these interviews mentally freed me up. I was founding myself too bound by the concepts within phenomenology and perceptive concepts. I needed to open up to make something physical with less control. I have been doing some creative writing for part of my dissertation and used this as a basis for making some work. Using this as a starting point helped me to feel some direction within the work but was lose enough to feel free with the work. So I took the grid intended for a hoverfly work and painted the back of it blue. Looking at the subtle reflection of this on the wall recaptured my excitement for subtleties within sight. This is an area I have always found interesting. Is my perception of this the same as your perception? Why can’t you see it as I see it? Can I see it as you see it? These enquiries lead my work at this time. Phenomenology is helping me to understand reading objects as they are in your consciousness and is a stepping stone to allowing others to consider my work with this mind set.
Following on from research over the summer into trancendental phenomenology and intentionality I have begun to piece thoughts together for the research report. Through my research I came across Nietzche talkng of “the art of putting oneself on a stage before ones self”. This concept of feeding the viewer familiarities to them selves is an interesting take on way we engage with artworks. It has lead me to consider situations I have encountered and how through the work I create I can refresh my own perceptions of them. Putting myself on a stage before myself. Considering the commonalities of selves, what you may be putting before yourself, you are also putting before many other people. Highlighting qualities of them selves and perhaps bringing new relations to these perceptions of the self. Considering this point has lead me to think about how inward focused a work can be on the self, although it may seem like a narcissistic way of creating work commonalities between one another are more than likely to arise. Opening conversations and relations in places others may not have otherwise considered.
Image from current photographs of mirrored object in situe
