Exploring memory, identity, and belonging.
This was the first day of the Low Residency and we were divided into groups for a day of collaborative making using 35mm film. At the start of the session Jonathan gave a short presentation that spoke about ways of seeing using the way that a tree grows as as a metaphor for an ideal […]
Read more "Low Residency – Day 1 – 35mm Slides"On arrival in London the day before the MA Fine Art Digital Low Residency, I spent some time at the V& A and the Saatchi Gallery before finding my accomodation. V&A: Trajan’s Column As I had some time to kill I decided to visit Trajan’s Column, this is an exhibit that always impresses me by […]
Read more "London Gallery Visits"Taking the gloves made in The Wildling – Part 3 out for some experimentation with video and photography and I wanted to see how they hold up in practicality. I also took the drone out for a spin with my lovely daughter who very kindly offered to be model the gloves for me.
Read more "The Wildling – Part 4"Wanting to continue on from my previous experimentations in Fragments and Latex – Part 1 – Objects and Fragments and Latex – Part 2 – Prints and Rusting Objects I decided to further this work by using the latex to lift the rust from the objects and produce a more cohesive piece of work. Although this line of enquiry has been […]
Read more "Fragments and Latex – Part 3"And so the making begins – armed with gaffa tape, Kitchen roll and cotton wool I begin by focussing on the gloves planned in The Wildling – Part 1 Wrapping the cotton wool in Kitchen roll and gaffa tape was a surprisingly quick and relaxing process. Reflection
Read more "The Wildling – Part 3"Thinking about this idea of the Wildling and with time to kill on the train I spent my time using digital imagery to process my thoughts a bit and try and visualise more my intentions for the costume I’m about to make. Much excitement as that’s my next step forward. Reflection
Read more "The Wildling – Part 2"The reason I am interested in looking at Image Transfer is due to the fact that there is a lot of archive material relating to the events surrounding the building of the reservoirs and the removal of the community that has potential to be distorted and used in this project. I am also keen to […]
Read more "Citrasolv"Documenting my sketchbook pages to date has made me reflect on the importance of a sketchbook as part of my process. An extension of each experiment, producing the sketchbook pages serves to give me space to step back from the doing and reflect on the process and experiment further. This helps me to see more […]
Read more "Sketch Book Pages"After the clay masters produced in Latex Masters – Part 1 had dried they had lifted off the tin foil and left a pattern that reminded me of the dried reservoir beds that I had witnessed on the Site Visits – Haweswater, Thrusscross & Derwent and Site Visits – Tryweryn I decided to create some […]
Read more "Latex Masters – Part 2"Developing the Fragments ideas further I was thinking about where I found the pieces and the fragments lying in the reservoir bed form a more solid piece to use artistically. I decided to create some masters from clay the could be used with latex. I rolled out four pieces of clay onto tin foil so […]
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Michelle Wright, Fine Artist 