Reflective commentary I hope with this writing, I share a broader context of my personal responses during the projects for Part One of this course. The learning came from taking time to reflect on my work up to the start of this course and the ideas I now have to develop into a new body […]
I want to discuss drawing the same object for 30 days and the collaborative work that has by now been outside in our garden for around three months, which I would like to continue with as part of this research project. My idea is to contemplate with words and consider Jaimini Patel’s work. In both […]
Exercise 4.1. Your initial work plan the idea is that this plan will help me to develop my body of work, and this will include actions like planning so that I can organize my time and research. I think my plan will differ according to weather and seasons. It is now summer and time to […]
When mapping the path ahead, I think of idea boards filled with ideas like found objects, photos and sketches. I prefer to work with a notebook, a sketchbook and a camera. When looking at conventional maps, I think about it as a way to a destination, but it can also be a pointer to the […]
Discussion on research-driven practice Exercise 2.1: A continuing practice Looking at the video with the photographer, Antony Cairns (suggested in study material), who predominantly works in photographic practice, I learned that his work involves older chemical-based techniques. I value his explorations, which showed him ‘endless’ ways to work within old and used photography techniques. One […]
WIP for the first meeting, Friday 21 October 2022. Important that I distil my work and give an overview of its key aspects. The intent is that we understand each other’s areas of focus. In my writing below, I focussed on making, but I should focus on the context of the work for this discussion. […]
MATTERS OF CARE: MARIA PUIG DE LA BELLACASA (2017) Considering and comparing my learning in this book with the work of artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, whom I researched in UVC 2 and revised her work, Manifesto, 1969. She wrote Manifesto! Maintenance Art and a proposal for an exhibition titled Care in October 1969. I found […]
I used pdf/ebook to read the book of Johan Dewey, How we think, to better understand reflection. In the first paragraph, Dewey clarifies that knowing precisely what to look for when discussing thinking is difficult. He continues to remind us that reflection is complex, rigorous, intellectual and emotional and takes time to do well. It […]
EXERCISE 1.1: Audit your practice My immediate thoughts go to the financial auditing process in a business: I was part of a family business, and auditing was once a year when our appointed auditing company would visit the factory for at least a week and conduct a rigorous financial inspection of accounts and stock in the […]
I came upon this comment by artist Julie Mehretu on social media and think this is how I look at my research for making a body of work:”….that’s what I’m interested in: the space in between, the moment of imagining what is possible and yet not knowing what that is.” Julie Mehretu Project One: Why […]