Summary of my research, including details of research material My research to accompany my work and making focuses on how I interact with my non-human materials, primarily fungi and feathers. These objects are seen as part of nature and the non-living world, from which humans have been distanced. I am attempting to form a collaborative […]
Exercise 6.1.: Critical questioning I will use the Reading Point in the study material to formulate a research question (G Williams). I will now draft a 500-word summary about the materials I have identified and details of the research materials. It is crucial to consider the question (s) I am asking at this point as […]
Exercise 5.1: Compare and contrast (400 -450 words to be used) I will consider the work of a MA student at OCA, Ted Fox Joyce, who worked with landscape and organic matter within. I was referred to look at his work by my tutor in Advanced Practice. His writing is clear and concise in describing […]
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 […]
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 […]