9th December- Reflections
9th December-
Reflections
Curation
Interim show
UKCCRA final edit
Placement
These passing weeks have been packed with differing opportunities, demands and creative engagements. They have become very saturated with differing meetings and planning ready for the interim show. These in themselves are hard to document and reflect upon. They are very fast pace and often things discussed do not come to any conclusion until we have spoken to the artist in question or other individuals. This has been a great opportunity to not only see who stands out as curators but also who is willing to be fully integrated into the creative process. I have really enjoyed this process and like to see how work and concepts link together to become a final exposition. I have been thinking a lot recently about the two differing spheres of commercial and cultural art and the first and second negation. This ties in with adorn is theology greatly. I have found myself applying this to individuals around me who are meant to be creative and conscious of the world around them. I believe the machine is of such magnitude now that reversing the mind set is very difficult. Therefore, daily interaction with other 'creative' people has been tiring often. This curation experience has however given me more confidence to voice my true beliefs about what art should be used for and how it can be a tool for change and progression. The reception to this has been good with conversations becoming engaged and interesting. During our interview today (for our exposition) the curation team gave us a list of questions to consider about our practices, how they have changed an developed and what has influenced us greatly. I have discovered that research as practice is a massive part of what I do and that when I am not prodding physical work this does not mean that I am not contributing toward my body of work. By engaging with critical material, theory and documents I am developing a rare knowledge and depth that is less present today. This stance in itself is an artwork. What is to say that the internalisations of an individual is not a metaphor for the ever reducing public self education. This concept is interesting to me and fluctuates between panic and comfort in knowing that the way artists act in the 21st century is already an artistic practice. Today I also finished my piece for the interim exhibition, the rewriting of the 'U.K.'s climate risk assessment 2017' (UKCCRA). This painstaking piece of work was a real learning curve for me as it was digitally formatted and then printed. I have never worked in this way before and the applications I was using offered challenges in themselves. Due to the way the document is written the PDF version does not directly translate into Microsoft word to be edited. Therefore I had to remake all of the graphs and tables myself through the application. This was difficult to match the government document, specifically where colour scheme is concerned. I also found that due to the fact I had added many words the formatting had moved greatly (mainly footers) meaning this had to be sorted out at the end to as closely as possible match the official document. This work was partly experimental for me to see what and how 're writing' goes in terms of an extension to my practice. It has gone much better than I expected and would like to use this format again. I think there is an interesting concept within this work, the appropriation of words and documents into a differing context. Even without the editing of the work It would be able to make a statement about itself within a gallery setting. Through this I hope to bring the document to people's attention so they understand what is being decided for them and what their government are prioritising. As we were discussing our works during filming today I had another idea as to what could enhance the project. Upon the desk will sit the two documents, both will be held down by a 'paper weight' (one of my clay 'tiles') I have chosen to use the tile that is in reference to lobbying practices as I thought it was fitting for the government document. I also plan to purchase an ink pad and encourage people to dip their fingers in before reading/touching the work. This will hopefully leave fingerprints over the work. This way I am able to document how many people have touched the work and interacted with it to what level. The more prints on the latter pages=more individuals who have looked further than the cover. This will be a useful marker to myself but also an apt metaphor for the interaction of people with government material and decisions. It also crosses the boundary into the relational aesthetics of the work. It is a visualisation of this concept. The curators I have been working with have been incredibly helpful and supportive to me through this entire process. They have been well organised and I feel that the installation will run smoothly. Although this time is hectic, as we swap roles daily, it has been clear to see who is suited to a more critical, curatorial role within the fine art sphere. I feel there are many strong curators on the curation panel for this exposition.
Today I also discovered that I have been chosen for the placement I applied for. This 5 week placement at chapel break infant school is an amazing opportunity to research and implement a lot of what I have been researching and writing about. I believe deeply that the dirtier lies in not only education but creative education and cultural/personal enrichment through creativity. Art is a very simple and obvious way to endive this. Therefore, to be offered the opportunity to work with a school and children engaged in exactly that, couldn't be more suited. I am excited to talk of the restrictions schools face and the progress so far. Their willingness to engage with local artists for help is amazing and reminds me of the APP (artist placement programme) which is beneficial to both artist and chosen field. I have taken a book out of the library 'The virtuous circle- why creativity and cultural education count' to try to get up to speed on creative education in practice. Hopefully this side of my research will allow me to reflect critically on what my visual work is implementing for both myself, the viewer and culture it is situated within . Although the placement is demanding and unpaid it is an amazing opportunity to get vital information for my work and practice. Although the next coming weeks are busy I am hopeful that they will be invaluable to my work and practice. I am also continuing with my essay, the research is ongoing so the essay is only half way finished. I would rather have my research fully intact and sound as then the essay is much easier to compile. It is difficult to synthesis the magnitude of all I have learnt this unit and investigated. The linkage between all my research is vital however I am having to remind myself throughout my essay writing that not all my research need be in there. My growing bibliography however will reflect this extensively and show that I am equally a researcher as I am practicing reading and that fluid practice is something I plan to continue.
Reflections
Curation
Interim show
UKCCRA final edit
Placement
These passing weeks have been packed with differing opportunities, demands and creative engagements. They have become very saturated with differing meetings and planning ready for the interim show. These in themselves are hard to document and reflect upon. They are very fast pace and often things discussed do not come to any conclusion until we have spoken to the artist in question or other individuals. This has been a great opportunity to not only see who stands out as curators but also who is willing to be fully integrated into the creative process. I have really enjoyed this process and like to see how work and concepts link together to become a final exposition. I have been thinking a lot recently about the two differing spheres of commercial and cultural art and the first and second negation. This ties in with adorn is theology greatly. I have found myself applying this to individuals around me who are meant to be creative and conscious of the world around them. I believe the machine is of such magnitude now that reversing the mind set is very difficult. Therefore, daily interaction with other 'creative' people has been tiring often. This curation experience has however given me more confidence to voice my true beliefs about what art should be used for and how it can be a tool for change and progression. The reception to this has been good with conversations becoming engaged and interesting. During our interview today (for our exposition) the curation team gave us a list of questions to consider about our practices, how they have changed an developed and what has influenced us greatly. I have discovered that research as practice is a massive part of what I do and that when I am not prodding physical work this does not mean that I am not contributing toward my body of work. By engaging with critical material, theory and documents I am developing a rare knowledge and depth that is less present today. This stance in itself is an artwork. What is to say that the internalisations of an individual is not a metaphor for the ever reducing public self education. This concept is interesting to me and fluctuates between panic and comfort in knowing that the way artists act in the 21st century is already an artistic practice. Today I also finished my piece for the interim exhibition, the rewriting of the 'U.K.'s climate risk assessment 2017' (UKCCRA). This painstaking piece of work was a real learning curve for me as it was digitally formatted and then printed. I have never worked in this way before and the applications I was using offered challenges in themselves. Due to the way the document is written the PDF version does not directly translate into Microsoft word to be edited. Therefore I had to remake all of the graphs and tables myself through the application. This was difficult to match the government document, specifically where colour scheme is concerned. I also found that due to the fact I had added many words the formatting had moved greatly (mainly footers) meaning this had to be sorted out at the end to as closely as possible match the official document. This work was partly experimental for me to see what and how 're writing' goes in terms of an extension to my practice. It has gone much better than I expected and would like to use this format again. I think there is an interesting concept within this work, the appropriation of words and documents into a differing context. Even without the editing of the work It would be able to make a statement about itself within a gallery setting. Through this I hope to bring the document to people's attention so they understand what is being decided for them and what their government are prioritising. As we were discussing our works during filming today I had another idea as to what could enhance the project. Upon the desk will sit the two documents, both will be held down by a 'paper weight' (one of my clay 'tiles') I have chosen to use the tile that is in reference to lobbying practices as I thought it was fitting for the government document. I also plan to purchase an ink pad and encourage people to dip their fingers in before reading/touching the work. This will hopefully leave fingerprints over the work. This way I am able to document how many people have touched the work and interacted with it to what level. The more prints on the latter pages=more individuals who have looked further than the cover. This will be a useful marker to myself but also an apt metaphor for the interaction of people with government material and decisions. It also crosses the boundary into the relational aesthetics of the work. It is a visualisation of this concept. The curators I have been working with have been incredibly helpful and supportive to me through this entire process. They have been well organised and I feel that the installation will run smoothly. Although this time is hectic, as we swap roles daily, it has been clear to see who is suited to a more critical, curatorial role within the fine art sphere. I feel there are many strong curators on the curation panel for this exposition.
Today I also discovered that I have been chosen for the placement I applied for. This 5 week placement at chapel break infant school is an amazing opportunity to research and implement a lot of what I have been researching and writing about. I believe deeply that the dirtier lies in not only education but creative education and cultural/personal enrichment through creativity. Art is a very simple and obvious way to endive this. Therefore, to be offered the opportunity to work with a school and children engaged in exactly that, couldn't be more suited. I am excited to talk of the restrictions schools face and the progress so far. Their willingness to engage with local artists for help is amazing and reminds me of the APP (artist placement programme) which is beneficial to both artist and chosen field. I have taken a book out of the library 'The virtuous circle- why creativity and cultural education count' to try to get up to speed on creative education in practice. Hopefully this side of my research will allow me to reflect critically on what my visual work is implementing for both myself, the viewer and culture it is situated within . Although the placement is demanding and unpaid it is an amazing opportunity to get vital information for my work and practice. Although the next coming weeks are busy I am hopeful that they will be invaluable to my work and practice. I am also continuing with my essay, the research is ongoing so the essay is only half way finished. I would rather have my research fully intact and sound as then the essay is much easier to compile. It is difficult to synthesis the magnitude of all I have learnt this unit and investigated. The linkage between all my research is vital however I am having to remind myself throughout my essay writing that not all my research need be in there. My growing bibliography however will reflect this extensively and show that I am equally a researcher as I am practicing reading and that fluid practice is something I plan to continue.
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