Project Statement
'Movement' is such a general and wide term, which is probably why I had such a struggle the last 7 or so weeks planning and developing a project around it.
So, when in doubt, I decided to look at the world around me. In my primary research week, I thought back to home, to what I see in the everyday. And so, the movement of the carousel stuck in my mind.
As I went about my daily routine, the spinning carousel was something that was always there, reminding me that every time I made my loop around the house, so did it.
We spend a lot of our own lives doing the same things over and over again, starting at one point and doing a full 360 back around to that same point.
With my project, I guess I wanted to make people think about that. How it is important to know that it's the same shit, just a different day. And how that is totally and completely okay.
The carousel is a simple, moving object. We are simple, moving objects - but that doesn't necessarily mean that that's boring.
Print, painting and photography were my three chosen electives. I only thing I regret about that is that I didn't have enough time to explore them even more. I have discovered a love for my practice in these three areas, and have developed skills over the past few weeks that have become my favourite processes.
From pinhole photography, to stencil screen printing and monochrome painting, the discipline electives have thought me what it truly is to practice as an interdisciplinary artist.
I hope you enjoy following the story of my project. I sure enjoyed creating it.