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Some of the remix work for our group assessment next week :) Starry night is one of the most re-mixed works, aside from perhaps the Mona Lisa. There are many different versions in many different mediums. Please note that a majority of these updates to Van Gogh's work are pop-culture references. (bottom image is my mixed work of re-mixed work)
Today's project was to layout 12 photos from our collection. We specifically chose ones from the Big Anxiety Exhibition. In thinking about layout, we discussed how the exhibition was too much of an experience to capture the atmosphere in a single image. I suggest we overlay the images to create a sort of context, this would mirror the experience of all the gallery spaces combined and our memories of the time. We shared photos and then collectively assembled them. There was an issue of clarity when combining too many photos, so we stuck to 6 in each :)
ADAD1002 Assessment 2 - Statement
My work is an extention on my assessment 1 work, still discussing question four: How does collaboration create communities in art and design? What challenges do collaborative approaches face and what are some of the solutions? The form my finish product takes is a performance piece and, much like Rirkrit Tiravanija's "Untitled (Free)" (1992), it invites all of those attending to participate through the consumption of food. I have brought into class a suitcase full of baked goods that were made on Sunday by myself and a big group of friends and family. My first concept for this topic revolved around a sound work which would have required recordings from people but would have otherwise been mine to assemble. This idea didn't work out for many reasons, the most prominent being that it did not interest me therefore I had no vision for the work. It was only a few days later that I was inspired by cooking magazines to host a collaborative cooking event. Food has a long legacy in my family. I was taught to cook by my grandma and mother and i remember watching 'Sito' (Lebanese for grandmother, though she was my great grandmother) make apricot jam and give all the kids chocolate. Both ethnic foods like tabouli and kifta, and baked goods like brownies and tea cake, were a large part of my childhood. So when I had the idea to host a cooking event, it was a concept that was very special to me. I started a Facebook event as early as I could. One of the biggest difficulties working with people is that they require large amounts of time, notice and preparation to pull of something as ambitious as what I envisioned. Furthermore, people are not interested in investing time in something that they don't think they would enjoy or benefit from, so I had to let everyone know what I could provide and my intention to take (at least some) of their baked goods into uni upfront. I promised that I would make brownies before hand and that everyone would get to try the food we cooked as a group. I also let everyone know that I could provide basic ingredients: sugar, butter, flour, eggs and milk. I had a few other requests for things like oranges and almond meal which I bought too. Some other difficulties in the process included communication. Though I posted questions on the page, a lot of people either didn't reply or didn't see it at all. I found that it was more useful to message everyone individually with my questions. This took more time and effort, but everyone answered that way. On the day there were some difficulties with the space, timing and unexpected guests. Everyone needed a place to work and there was not enough bench space in the kitchen for the twenty-three people who were cooking. Sharing the oven was also an issue. Everything needed to be baked and there were different times and temperature requirements for everyone. This meant that a lot of cookies waiting for oven space. On top of this, I had told my friends that they were allowed to invite more people if they thought they might be interested so I had seven or so extras I hadn't anticipated. These people were happy to help with what was already happening in regards to cooking, but that did mean there were more people to entertain. My work was inspired by a few other works, but most of its inspiration came from "Untitled (Free)" which is mentioned above. I like to think of my work as an extension of Tiravanija's, instead of just getting kitchen staff to make the food, I create two new communities and two sorts of performance art through the dual process of food: creation and consumption. Maybe someone can expand on mine some day and do harvesting, cooking and eating. This work isn't finished, and it won't be until class is over, but I really hope everyone enjoys the food and has a lovely time together, because that's the communal spirit I'm trying to encourage.
Documentation of the day ^
Process of Organizing:
I have made a facebook event and invited some of my family and friends to join me in a collaborative cooking day. I plan to message them all and get recipes and ingredients lists that will help me make my own to go shopping for what's needed. I have asked them to bring some of their own ingredients, but have promised flour, sugar, butter, eggs and milk. Already a couple of people have told me that they're excited so I think this will go well! 9/9/2017 I have messaged everyone who is invited and asked them what they would like to make, it sounds like there are some diverse ideas which is really cool. I've limited them to baked goods so I can transport them without thinking about keeping meat cool. I'm still unsure how I'll do the transportation, but that's an issue I can solve later. A couple of people can't make it, one of my friend's daughter's (Belle) was in a car accident a few days ago. She rolled the car three times but somehow was unharmed. She might have a slight concussion but she's been resting. So that meant Donna had her hands full. Georgia has a cold so she's unsure whether or not she can make it and told me she'd let me know sooner to the day. 13/9/2017 It's the big cooking day! I've cleaned up the house and started on brownies. I want there to be something for people to eat when they get here. Lily joined the family for lunch so she's going to make her cake now which will hopefully mean the over will be free when people arrive. 17/9/2017 Dj brought extra people! This is going to be a big thing, more than the amount I invited. Good thing I bought extra milk arrowroots for people to ice and decorate :) 17/9/2017
"Tiger and Turtle - Walkable Rollercoaster", Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth. This artwork intrigued me in the way it broke down the process, the facade of wonder and awe, and allowed guests at the new 'theme park' in Germany to walk the coaster track themselves, I definitely think this related to my work in that a lot of food in western society is prepared for us, and there is a disconnection between what we consume and how it is made. I hope that showing the class to footage I collected, and talking about my friends and what they cooked, will help both de-mystify the baking process and help people to relate to my friends.
Today in class we did an experiment. After learning about value, we had to make a work relating to our topic. I initially considered reverting to a sound thing since I didn't have the group I ordinarily work with around me, but Lindsay encouraged me to get away from my computer so I did. I had an idea for a raffle of sorts, selling tickets for an unknown prize. But, of course, as a broke student in a class full of broke students, I know people would not volunteer money for an unknown prize for fear of being ripped off. Fair enough. I also knew I couldn't ask for volunteers because not only is the class a hesitant bunch, but also it would defeat the idea of entire class involvement. Eventually I decided I would hide the tickets and then get people to find them and submit them as entries. It was a lot of fun, and a fair few of the class members seemed to enjoy the process of looking around the class for the pretty numbered pieces of paper. In the end, the girl who had collected the most tickets (and therefore had the most chance in the raffle) won the mars bar. I think she was a bit surprised that I'd gotten an actual prize rather than offering something sub-par, but I really did want the class to enjoy this work. The feedback I got in the valuing section was very positive, and I'm really thankful to everyone who really participated. It's only fun when people choose to get invested :)
I remembered a work by an artist that was discussed in my SAHT lecture that related closely to my project. Rirkrit Tiravanija's "Untitled (Free)" (1992), was a revolutionary work for its time. The art was made in the process of interaction, in the process of community. In this work, one of the galleries in New York was converted into a kitchen where rice and Thai curry was served. This work invited everyone to be involved and sociable, which brought a new non-exclusive perspective on contemporary art. Since it's curation, this work has been replicated almost exactly in MoMA, the kitchen is to scale and the curry recipe is unchanged. This might be a controversial perspective, but i think an exact replica may be contradictory to the point, conversely it might emphasize the point. All people are different and will interact differently, and even if all the elements are the same, the small randomness of humanity will change this work each time.
Recently my Aunty stopped working at the cafe she owned and moved up to help raise her nephew in Queensland. This meant she spent a while giving away furniture and cooking equipment and, what I found interesting, cookbooks. My family and extended family have always been adept at cooking. Mum made sure I knew how to cook and bake and roast and fry (and all that jazz) at a fairly early age. As I was pouring through my Aunty's three crates of Magazines, I was reminiscing on all the family gatherings and secret recipes, the christmas', the parties, the dinners etc. And then I started thinking about my project. I know food brings people together, so why not do a collaborative food work with the people in my world. I'll have to flesh out the idea a bit more and do some group planning, as well as research, but this idea has me much more excited than my sound work.
After going to the 'This is a voice' Exhibition, I was inspired by Matthew Herbert's 'Chorus' (2016). After researching this work, I found that not only is the sound played around the recording space, but there is an online space in which the sound is always played: chorus.wellcomecollection.org. I started working on the idea of my next collaborative work as a sound piece. After attempting a sound work, I discovered that not only is it not particularly interesting to me, but I don't have any idea of where it might be going. I recorded my friends and family saying things and layered the tracks, but it just sounded very messy. I think you need a massive quantity to get the kind of collective sound in 'Chorus'. What I've made so far is essentially just a starting experiment, but I'm not convinced by it. I'll have to change my approach.
I have been writing all my research down,
but have not yet posted. So get ready for a lot of research :)
Gallery - thinking/seeing/hearing like a window I really enjoyed this work. It wasn't un-creative except in its appropriation of perspective. And unfortunately I couldn't fine a collaborative work. However, I liked this one, so it's the one I choose to post about :)
We wnt to see the 'This is a voice' exhibition where a large maze-like gallery was sectioned for works to do with the voice. It was fascinating. Everything from different sounds the voice can made to programs for helping deaf people talk. At the very end of the exhibition, there was a final room with flowing translucent curtains and all the sounds from the previous works distantly sounding in the background. The whole experience was quite ethereal. At the front of the room was a little circular booth. Inside was a microphone and instructions to sing a single note that would be presumably added to a choir of voices somewhere. I sang into the mic until I ran out of breath. It was a fun experience and it was cool to see other people go in and add their note, even though the booth was soundproof for the self conscious. I just wish I could've have heard the collective choir of voices! The collaborative aspect of the work appealed to me because I'd like to explore something similar in my second project :)
(The images above are not nearly as good as seeing the work in person when it's hung) Q4: How does collaboration create communities in art and design? What challenges do collaborative approaches face and what are some of the solutions? Artist Statement: I've done a few solo works in semester one and I saw this question as an exciting opportunity to involve some of the people around me in my work. The first step was the idea. Initially, I'd planned to have a party and get everyone to water colour their favourite shade onto paper. I would then cut all the paper up into squares and make a sort of mosaic, personalized by each person's colour. After some consideration and planning, though, I realized that I didn't want people to be so confined in their creativity. This is a collaborative work, therefore I don't believe one person should have complete creative control. So I sat down for coffee with some friends to brainstorm and they said, just carry around same-size rectangles and materials and then ask people to draw something. The benefit of this method was that I had to engage with everyone who did an artwork and I got to involve a diverse group of ages and skill levels in the work. The outcome is interesting. It's not particularly polished or cohesive, but quite honestly the physical poster doesn't seem like the sum total of the work. For me it was every little interaction that can't be replicated that comprised this collaboration: helping Kathryn's youngest daughter to hold her brush, or convincing Debbie (who says she's not the 'arts and crafts' kind of grandma) that she can contribute meaningfully, or hearing some of my good friends tell me that the whole process of being able to make "whatever" was really therapeutic for them. There's something freeing about being part of a group in art, especially if you know that you're not the least experienced in that group. The are some scribbles on my board and some masterpieces. Either way, I'm very proud of them all.
Went on an Instagram research spree to see the kind of works involving members of the community. I asked questions and got a few replies from the artists/organizers which was cool :) I think the common thread of these works is that they are rarely cohesive in theme but usually consistent in material: shoes, paint, people etc. I did not have a consistent material in my project so mine does not even have that common thread. :) If there is a strict guideline, the ingenuity of the individual is quashed. If there is no guideline, all semblance of unity in goal and method and material is lost. Both have their pro's and con's and I wouldn't necessary say one is better than the other.