I visited my local museum and found a huge amount of gems documenting the history and culture of the town Lostwithiel. This shoe made from pulped US dollars was a wedding gift in 1905. I was intrigued about the obliteration of the notes into object and souvenir. I thought of transferring this idea into personal […]
Talked about adding sound to the films – and problem solving how to feed sound into the pendulum of doorknobs – need to speak to Andy in AV what type of sound – was thinking initially of radio sound bytes – glimpses of the day – invert, slow down etc rather than feature films – […]
I suggested that work I’m intending is literal – but that’s ok perhaps symbol of the confession and the screen isn’t right as it isn’t the key theme that came out of our discussion and the work the net curtains and their subtleties are more in keeping – it is the skin of the house […]
working with found materials as I would with collage – discarded objects of domestic origins slightly anthropomorphic in appearance – materials include wallpaper, spraypaint, plaster and wood
The image from the confessional boxes that I have used previously were evident all over Barcelona during my Summer holiday. Not only in the churches and the confessional boxes themselves (photos above), but in the paths that you walk on away from the churches This image or symbol continues to feature in my work and […]
staying with the theme of home and spending time in Barcelona where on the 3rd floor you look out on the city to ‘little boxes’ everywhere – the boxes that we live in Seeing Rebecca Horn’s sculpture on the beach. Towering steel boxes teetering on each other reminded me of the homes in this city. […]
Painting – oil/acrylic/collage/spraypaint on board Sketches – acrylic/charcoal/collage above are works made during the Summer holidays – thinking of the confessional symbol, home and place
I had been reflecting on works that I have made since I started at Falmouth and the Grater as a piece and also as a domestic object keep coming back to me. My work is rooted in the ‘home’ – this home is considered an everyday, immaterial concept in some ways – yet the home […]
I was unable to gain access to the installations rooms – so had to take all the work home and set up a room to document as best as I could I think it would be so much better with a proper room in complete darkness to document and experiment with the projection I made […]