Week 7 presentation notes

Week 7 presentation notes

Project 1: The Body, Identity and The Self

Working title: Be still and know that I am

The week 7 will be accompanied by a laptop and VR headset

What do you want to do?

You will need to outline your ideas, inspiration, sources and references. Start to build up a bibliography of books (artists, writers) that support your ideas or are in some way linked to your work.

Discuss the concept of identity, Identity come from two main forms. The self and The perceived self. I have looked at the writings of .....Nick Inman

The self is how you see yourself ( the inside) , The perceived self is how others see you (the outside).

In writing you show not tell and in gaming you take it further you do not show. You provide the experience for someone instead of showing them the experience. My interest is to provide the opportunity to partake in an experience. The experience I am exploring the the connection to the self and the spiritual/divine.

This piece is to act as a center piece for the kingscliff community gardens, setting the tone for the space. The intended tone is one of contemplation, intimacy and spirituality.

Artists I have looked at are :

Nam June Paik (buddah and tv)

Marina Abramović (staring lady)

Alberto Giacometti (the human figure)

Antony Gormley (human figure)

Kiki Smith ( spirituality and otherness)

Artists recommended by sebastian

Marc Quinn ( gold kate moss, the divine object)

Gavin Turk (identity, human figure and manequins)

Janine Antoni (human form, her own body)

Robert Gober (religious appropriation)

How do you plan to go about it?

This should describe methods, processes and materials. You should identify where you plan to source these materials and identify processes or skills you might need to know or learn how to do.

The intention is to create two low plinths and one human form which are intended to be visual ques to the concept of identity. On one of the plinths is a to scale abstracted human form which will be seated. Acting as a que to discuss the external/projected identity. The empty plinth discussing the internal/self identity. This empty spot is an invitation to the viewer to become a participant, in search of their own "self".

The following are mockups of the positioning of the sculpture

When do you plan to do it?

This is to be like a time line that plots out timing for realising the work. It should identify key points when certain elements, are required to be finished.

begin construction of marquette in week 4

experimentation with materials week 6

review of artwork in week 7

begin construction of final in week 8

complete figure by week 9

complete installation of work by week 12

Where do you plan to exhibit the work?

You will need to experiment with context, placement and location actively. Don’t wait to think about this when the work is completed. It should be a component of the ideas of the work from the start and may influence the realisation of the work dramatically.

ABOVE: site maps for the C3 kingscliff community garden and walking track project, the red area indicates the garden space, the white are indicates the walking track. The sculpture will be installed in the red zone.

There are two aspects of this work that I need to consider :

The physicality artwork AND the recording of the artwork for marking purposes.

The intention is to continue with the exploration into site specific art from semester 1. The physical artwork will be located in Kingscliff NSW. 

The space is multi-purpose and currently under construction but the intention is to have it completed along with the sculpture. My wife and I are project managers of the space which has been provided by C3 Church Kingscliff. The red are of the map is the parklands where the sculpture is intended for installation with the white space containing walking tracks and bush BMX track.

The project consist of:

One acre of Parklands

Vegetable gardens(complete)

2x picnic table areas

Stage/firepit/patio

2x bridges (complete)

paved walkways(complete)

Four acres of native bushland walking tracks(complete)

One carpark with reserved disabled and pram parking(complete)

One fenced children's play area(complete)

visit the following link for the progress of the project http://c3communityparklandandwalkingtrack.blogspot.com.au/

Due to its location, it will be an interactive artwork, allowing the visitor to engage with the artwork.

The space is very close to the pacific highway, there can be is a lot of highway noise in close to the road but when you are near the creek side it is quiet.

Some technicalities

The owners of the space and local council environmental and planning division have been contacted in regards to the intention for the space, and approval for the creation of an artwork has been given by both parties.

This was achieved by inital written application and followed by verbal phone contact to negotiate terms. In particular the council wanted to know the level of environmental impact on the space, such as removal of trees and potential clearing

Considerations for recording the installation

The record of the artwork will be the final work (for assessment) the physical artwork will also be accessible to the public.

At present I am considering the following methods to display the final artwork. And may use a combination of the following:

Photographs

3D photographs /w the bubble camera (show photo IMAGE 6)

2D video

Interactive 3D /w video Youtube 360 vids

Interactive media

What are the Risks?

There are risks of some sort with virtually all artwork. Consider what the risks might be in developing your project. The risks might be about storage and safety of work, it might be about the impact of the work on other students using the studio, as well as the safety of the materials you are using. It is important that you develop a sense of individual responsibility for establishing safe working conditions for yourself, and ensuring what you do does not impact negatively on the other users of the workshop and studio.

working with concrete dust and steel will be dangerous to bystanders and myself.

the work will be constructed and presented in a public space so will need to be secured to the ground for exhibition, and fenced off for construction

suitable protection ie ventilator, gloves and full cover clothing will be needed