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Olga Noskova’s Cake Creation

Russian cake artist Olga Noskova creates marble/glass like frosting on cakes.

This one’s even got the reflection of the sky! perfect match with the colour!

These cakes are too pretty to eat!

This one has a very beachy feeling.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/olganoskovaa/

Week 9 Principles

Principle 14

Every life presents "self" in their own way.It's artists' responsibility to respect this presence even if we can't understand it.

"Through this close association, I discerned in each baboon a distinct presence that seemed much like the kind of ‘self’ that dwells within me. Among scientists, applying concepts like ‘self’ or ‘consciousness’ to nonhuman animals is very controversial, both because no one agrees on how to define these terms, and because however we define them, they retain a subjective dimension that makes them resistant to investigation by scientific methods."

Smuts, Encounters with animal minds, p. 294.

Principle 15

We could give the new arrivals all of our own unconditionally, but what's to define our own is entirely subjective.

For Derrida, the definition of hospitality, whether conditional or unconditional, is based on the question of "place (house, hotel, hospital, hospice, family, city, nation, language, etc.)" and its oikonomia, "the law of the household." Unconditionally, hospitality is to "give the new arrival all of one’s home and oneself, to give him or her one's own, our own, without asking a name, a compensation, or the fulfillment of event the smallest condition." However, the challenge is in identifying who and how decides what is "one's own" and "our own."

Aristarkhova, Hosting the animal: the art of Kathy High, p.2.

Artist Manifestos

- Robin Laws

I really like this format of the manifesto. Going beyond just simple texts, this one is very eye catching. It’s got a scheme of tone. A bit nostalgic, with the color and the text font. The context is simple but powerful.

- Lisa Congdon

Basic color in this one is just bright blue and yellow (and white). Yet, it still feels very colorful and uplifting. The artist achieved her point of having that freedom of control in the choice of color and fonts of texts.

- Yuko Miki

Another colorful piece. It’s nice to just look at them and not reading the content. You can feel the pleasant vibe coming out of this one. And when you do, these values gives out really positive ideas.

Un-hostable

These black ants are un-hostable non-human lives. They can be found pretty much anywhere. These uninvited guests come crawling in my no-place, searching for food and even shelter. Each object I pick up from my no-place can be attached with at least one ant. As tiny as they are, they still give me an uncomfortable feeling looking at them. Shamefully, I am scared of all insects, bugs, worms, all sorts of creepy crawlies. I wish they’d leave my no-place alone.

Perhaps humans are selfish. If other lives invade our space without a proper invitation, we get angry and shoo them away.

Perhaps if I can communicate with these tiny lives, I’d be less afraid by their very existence. If only I can reason with them, I can negotiate our terms. Invite them to a more enjoyable environment, provide them with food and shelter. On one condition, to leave me in peace. I’d hate to destroy their lives, but I can’t stand them invading my personal space either.

Perhaps my no-place would appreciate these little creatures more than I do. For the fact that they do benefit my no-place in some way or another, like adding nutrition to the soil and mixing different layers. Helping other lives in my no-place to flourish.

Perhaps I should then, see them as friends. Despite my own negative emotions toward them, I should still be grateful for their existence on this Earth.

Week 8 Principles

Principle 12

Art in the environment is people coming to their senses that the Earth has it's own fairly divided methodology. That no one originally has any greater rights than any others.

"Since the earth is a globe, they cannot disperse over an infinite area, but must tolerate one another’s company. And no one originally has any greater right than anyone else to occupy any particular portion of the earth. The community of man is divided by uninhabitable parts of the earth’s surface such as oceans and deserts, but even then the ship or the camel (the ship of the desert) makes it possible for them to approach their fellows over these ownerless tracts, and to utilize as a means of social intercourse that right to the earth’s surface which the human race shares in common. "

Derrida, Hostipitality, p.5.

Principle 13

Art in the environment can promote environment protection.

"In order to create a more mutual and sustainable relationship with the Earth, we collaborate with nature. We treat the Earth with kindness, respect, and affection."

Sprinkle & Stephens, Ecosex manifesto, p.1.

Self-assessment 1-7

Map to no-place

In relation to the map of the IGA Royal Show. I came up with this alternative map. Universities are quite iften perceived to be more serious learning institutions. But I’d like to consider it with fun and enjoyment. Therefore making it look a bit more like a map guidance to fun fairs.

Basically, this map shows the two way of getting to my no-place. One, by walking from the main entrance towards south and arriving at the back of the business school. Two, hopping onto bus 97 from around the campus towards the Businees school and get off at the bus stop “Hacket Drive After Parkway”.

Week 7 Principles

Principle 10

When making art in environment, we need to understand human's interaction with the universe. Art and Anthroposcene are much related to each other. So are human and the environment.

"It is not from some desire to add another conjunctive term to the growing literature on the Anthropocene that we turn to art; rather, art, as the vehicle of aesthesis, is central to thinking with and feeling through the Anthropocene. And we believe the inherent relation between the two occurs at a number of strata and across various scales. "

Heather Davis & Etienne Turpin, Art in the Anthropocene (Art and Death), P.3.

Principle 11

Perhaps when making art in the environment, artist can see past the artificial wonderful and fun life, and create art works in a way that depicts a good life in the mutual interests with the environmentalists. Loving and caring the environment at the same time.

"Environmentalists have failed perhaps more than any other set of advocates to project vision. Most people associate environmentalism with restriction, prohibition, regulation, and sacrifice. Though it is rarely articulated directly, the most widely shared picture of a sustainable world is one of tight and probably centralized control, low material standard of living, and no fun. I don't know whether that impression is so common because puritanism is the actual, unexpressed, maybe subconscious model in the minds of environmental advocates, or whether the public, deeply impacted by advertising, can't imagine a good life that is not based on wild and wasteful consumption. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone envisions a sustainable world as one that would be wonderful to live in."

Donella H. Meadows, Envisioning a Sustainable World, P.1.

Zine Physical Copy #2

This is A5 sized Zine.

And this is how it looks like when fully spread out. I just though it’d be cool to make it look like those Ancient Chinese Memorials that are like this one:

This kind of booklet is easy to open up and read, easy to flip through, and in a reasonable size.

Just few shots to show my experience with it. I love how it opens up like a fan!

Zine Physical Copy #1

Firstly, finalisation!

This is A6 sized zine, was just doing final sticking-them-together step.

And voila! This is the final piece! This is double sided.

Just another shot to show how this is to be read.

I thought field guides are supposedly for easy carry and conveniency so a decent sized booklet attached to a rounded hook. This can be hooked onto your bag and makes it easy to carry and less likely to lose it.

Field Guides

I actually went to the new library in the City to borrow these field guides. After wondering aimlessly in the non-fiction section for a while. I came across this.

“The Weiser Field Guide to ghosts” Apparitions, Spirits, Spectral Lights, and Other Hauntings of History and Legend.

This field guide has the contents in alphabetical order: Ancestral Ghosts, Animal Ghosts,... Battlefield Ghosts,... Celebrity Ghosts,... Deceiving Ghosts, etc. Each has subfield with their names, explaining different kinds of ghosts.

It explains ghosts as “visual or auditory occurrence that is out of the ordinary, unexplainable by traditional criteria”.

“Australian Rainforest Fruits” A field Guide

This book “covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia’s eastern rainforest.” The contents are illustrated in color order: “Pale pink, hot pink, reddish-pink or purple fruits”, “Blue to black or blackish-red fruits”, “Red, orange or yellow fruits”, etc.

There’s colored illustration of every fruit along with text in details covering the size of the fruit, length of its leaves, etc.

“Field Guide to Wildlife of the Australian Snow-Country”

This book covers “ecological details and species accounts of the Australia’s high mountain fauna and environment-an environment that extends for more than five degrees of latitude”.

It firstly introduced the environment, ecology, and wildlife habitat. Then it went on more specifically to talk about “Mammals”, “Birds”, “Reptiles”, etc. It lastly covered climate change and the relation to the Snow-country.

Zine in Progress

Personally, peacefulness and calmness remain the most important aspect of my tiny little life. I enjoy a few crazy night outs but I normally surrender myself to the quietness. Therefore, having some cool little places to rest becomes a big deal in my life.

In this Zine, I emphasise the time for resting and enjoying a good afternoon.I’d prefer myself having a slow paced life but the truth is, I’m rather packed with things to do; plans to make. This only makes me appreciate every serenity I can find more.

10 Artefacts

“Classic Lady”

“Greenie”

“Thin Bark”

“Whole Body”

“Bell”

“Tiny Yellow Leaf”

“Lone Ranger”

“’Serious’ Stick”

“Toxic”

“The Hat”

Process:

It’s actually sad to find cigarette butts at my site. I thought the campus is strictly smoking-restricted! Then I saw even more along the bench. I guess people are taking this place as a great spot for smoking (sad face).

This collection has more variety in terms of the different types of objects that are available on site. I was actively looking for different things to collect. I wanted to be able to show how different objects can co-exist in the same area.

In terms of name picking, I love Disney and cartoons and all that. Therefore the very cartoony names haha.

Analemma by Robert J. Collins The Analemma was designed, patented, fabricated and donated to the University by Robert J. Collins. It gives both the date and the accurate clock time throughout the day, as well as displaying sun transits and almanac markings, without having to be corrected from tables.

(Source: UWA 100 Treasures)

I personally believe that this piece fits into the environment perfectly. The location it’s meant to be placed was precisely measured and calculated so that this work of art would actually work. It’s just outside of the science library which I think was brilliant as this work certainly involved some sorts of science to be given out such accurate measure of the time. It meets my criteria of a “good” art.

Additional 5 artefacts

“Eaten Corn”

“Bark Piece”

“Straight Stick”

“‘Straight’ Stick”

“Broken Dry Leaf”

Process:

This time, going back to my no-place. I said to myself that I will try to maintain a consistent color scheme. So I was looking for objects with similar color and shapes intentionally. Brought along another new plastic food bag for containment.

Received the coolest parcel ever! These stamps were stuck all over onto the whole package.

I personally like to look at stamps and collect them. I’m simply amazed by the art on such a small and delicate piece of paper.

I like to write postcards to my friends, even those who lives in the same city with me. But mostly to those internationally. I remember one friend of mine once said, it’s weirdly surprising but delightful to receive a postcard these days.

Week 6 Principles

Principle 9 When making art in the environment, take into consideration that nature is the environment's best offerings. We should always protect nature's gift.

"They call on communities to make the city into “a communal garden” while also calling on the art world to redefine artistic practice to include urban agriculture."

Alison Carruth, Urban Ecologies and Social Practice Art. p.3.

Principle 10 Art in environment can have aspects that arouses people's imagination. Art is limitless.

"Art was intended to prepare and announce a future world: today it is modelling possible universes."

Nicolas Bourriaud, Relational Aesthetics. p.13.

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