Lindsay Connors:
Progressing the idea of indirect markmaking we have been experimenting with a series of photograms, inspired by the images, objects and marks that we identified in the works from Ros and Niki. Here are the results of a few sessions of experimentation in the darkroom. I feel they are starting points, and the perfectionist in me wants to push them further.
There is a certain degree of directionless play that has to go on without necessarily reaching resolution. As a teacher of Art, I recognise the importance of this , and have to remind myself that this is ok and in fact necessary. It happens all the time within my own practice.
Sharing this with a new collaboration partner is new ground. Its a bit like organising a ‘play date’, with the accompanying negotiation about what to play, and what the rules are.
I am learning to recognise that what happens in the studio together does not necessarily result in highly ‘finished work’, but instead opens up new possibilities either might not ordinarily have considered.
