EXERCISE 4.1: First-hand perspective – reviewing public presentations of work – exhibitions, performances, screenings, etc. ArtUnlocked, Riebeek Kasteel, Sat and Sunday 22,23 April 2023 I partook in this exhibition, which was in different venues in the village. Around 20 artists partook in this annual event. Social media, local newspapers, local Tourism organizations, and a map […]
D Haraway (Posthumanism as a theoretical framework) On Cyborgs: If taken too literally, the essay can be misread, for it does not seek to identify the cyborgs among us; she states that the cyborg is a condensed image of both imagination and material reality and as such it is used in her argument as a symbol. Machines as labour […]
Methods I would think working with a site that anthropology and or life history research would be valuable. At this stage, I also think that taking the methodology of the Bricoloeur is an option as I will use a multi-method approach. I enjoy doing keyword research to consider other ideas. I believe the data I […]
Anselm Kiefer and his Hortus Conclusus series of works This artist emphasizes the allegorical aspects of landscape in his Hortus Conclusus exhibition title. It caugth my attention as the word in Latin refers to an “enclosed garden”. I look at his works as it is rooted in symbolism and traditions of East Asian painting, where […]
FOCUSSING YOUR RESEARCH AREA EXERCISE 2:1. Refine your ideas for research Within my current making, it became clear that I am investigating ideas around the materiality of the cycle of life, in a personal psychological way, but also physically, in nature, in my own space, how that connects with making, whether it is about the […]
Tutorial for Part Two with Dr Michelle Whiting, Tuesday 15 May 2023 The main discussion was around the most recent Work Plan I shared. It was an almost revelation in feedback how my work is more and more hinging on soil and that I should consider how documentation can play an important role to build […]
Selection of most useful work The first work I select is a feather installation. This making process opened up ideas to work in 3d and explore site-specific work. I showed the work at a local art exhibition in April 2023 and placed a painting behind it. I think a lot of work with chance happened […]
Considering risk and looking at the reading point suggested in this project. Exercise 2.1. UNDERSTANDING RISK What factors stop you from taking risks within your work and how do you stop these getting in the way? Ideas that all work should be as best as possible and almost ‘hide’ the flaws. Time is also a […]
Research point 1 Artists’ studios I am asked to read two texts and then consider my own working space and its impact on my bodyof work. This thinking should then be taken through to the next exercise in which I will explore these ideas more fully. Thinking about the previous exercise as I have shared […]
I present three separate blog posts dealing with the three projects and their exercises as presented in this course material, then a seperate post with research questions as well as another for Assignment Two. Project 1: Working Space – The studio as a subject EXERCISE 1.1. Working Space Research the studio of Francis Bacon and […]