1. the meaning and purpose of the exhibition
a. How are the art pieces ordered or arranged?
All the pieces are structured. And are all structured based on size, the big pieces are put together and small pieces are put together. And look quite old. You can tell that they are not modern day
It’s like a collection or record of something
B.The theme and subtext of the exhibition is “thought positions in sculpture.”
What I understood from the subtext and the installations on display is that the archives are a starting point. I found that quite unusual.
C.How is the exhibition different from others I’ve seen?
When I first came in I expected to see all sorts of modern crafted pieces but I realized that not all pieces where crafted. Some of the crafted pieces where crafted as part of the outcome. This exhibition is very unusual to me and I found it very difficult to understand. It’s challenging as well as inspiring.
a.I was really interested in the nail polish and the stones that where presented I really wanted to know the story behind them.it was quite unexpected for me when I found out that the pictures of the mills where a starting point for the artist.
B. after going to the symposium and fully understood the the concept behind each piece of work/installation, there is this strong connection between Dr. Townsley’s work and the shells which I collected 10 years ago at a school trip in the Netherlands. It reminded me of how I felt whilst collecting the shells. Each piece was distinctive and so unique I had never seen such tiny shells before. Felt this nostalgic longing at the time, Asif I knew that that year was my final year in the Netherlands. I kept these shells in a handmade pot which I made at the start of that year (2005) in my history lesson where we were being taught about the history of Dutch pottery which is called “aardewerk” in Dutch. After the symposium I went back home and looked back at the pot and the shells I realised how I always use to keep stuff automatically and that I have a lot of archives but never noticed.
The 10 contemporary artists have used archives as starting points to link it in with their pratise.They have explained how the archive they have chosen links in with their practise. The archives they have used are from places like the Henry Moore institute, Leeds museum and the British library.
C. there was one event which was on the symposium of thought position is sculpture on the 12th of November in the heritage quay at the university of Huddersfield.
Own response as a practitioner
A. How would I approach this topic from the perspective of my own creative textile practise?
Reflecting on DR Townsley’s work I would have done something similar to her where I would collect objects and manipulate them. However her interpretation is different to mine. I would destruct my collected objects to show pain dictatorship, betrayal and sufferings. Taking the stones from Marsden painting them and then displaying them in a different location reminded me of refugees from all around the world and how they have been destructed from their home lands as well as mentally, physically and emotionally, and have no choice but to flee their countries. Just like Dr Townsley’s stones which have been taken and will never be reunited with their old location, my installation would show that. I would collect objects and cloth which is from my home country destruct them and then sew them together showing how not just people but the country has fallen apart. I would pick certain colours of yarn and thread which represent the country like for example green and blue (colours of the old flag)stitching them together wouldn’t only show the destruction but it would also show how the country was once united.
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