I remember being about 8 years old, probably still holding onto puppy chubbiness . Mum was trying to put some second hand navy cord trouser on me. the zip was quite stiff – juddering and sticking as mum tried to zip them up on me the zip loosens, but the motion of pulling it up […]
things, objeects, memories – we try to immortalise them try to gloss thema nd coat them with fondness but when the memories are destroyed by an act or a death, the memories are tarnished yet by death we try to make an idol of someone, only telling the good stories/memories gift wrapping each moment and […]
Oscar Shlema -costumes Political kitchen – Martha Rosler take picture of grater in normal places I felt really unprepared for the crit due to moving house and also due to previous studio crit which was very quiet and not very constructive. I quickly attached a rope to my grater so that would be the piece […]
Zips hang grater from ceiling build wendy house – metal rods for construct support – cover in cardboard – paint comically and record sounds, whispering, laughing, play inside, one seat paint body close up, squeezing, pinching develop crashing – practice hitting with force against different materials to see effects face swaps onto dolls and with […]
how does self loathing make it feel any better if pain was an object what would it look like, what would you do with it? Watched “Wild” by Jean-Marc Vallée – amazingly powerful and honest film or death, loss, destruction and self loathing
pain is difficult to describe trying to eradicate yourself of this pain I’m squeezing my flesh, rubbing and ripping at my chest I’m trying to upp that out of me, remove it from my being I squeeze and pinch my skin, dig deeper and feel the muscles to grab onto My skin is red and […]
Object Reader – book Haim Steinbach Trash Humpers Kasper Hauser I questionned if it’s a problem for my work to be too literal – is it? Perhaps the faces of the politicians on grater is too much – should try to reduce them – or perhaps not! play with the object – mouse trap, on […]
Video – write on edible paper and eat/swallow the words peas, greens, shit, pride, anger, hurt etc – eat your fucking greens Fingers through fabric – mattress make a figure with TV as head – dress it so that tv is behind construction, painting and projection
eyes in the mattress or fingers looking in and out in loving memory of ……………………………… (take from TED film) 2 sets of legs = can’t see the bigger torso – just adjusting in the seat with doll sat next to them project maps of homes of photographs onto objects Therapist – the rapist Don Glove […]