A few photos below.
Me and my framed pieces
Sails.
Times (close up)
75 indervidual sails. all threaded up. and attatched one by one with fishing wire.
Artsist statement for above project.
Everything
in life affects the outcome of my work; it could be a walk in the sun, bad news
in the family or even a pile of offcuts in the studio. The world surrounding me
and my experiences are what motivates and influences my work.
My current
body of work is greatly influenced by a person so close to my heart, a father
figure, a best friend and an amazing role model, my Nannan (my grandmother). In
May 2011 just before my final show as a second year student the family found
out my Nannan was suffering from terminal lung cancer, with only a short time
of 3-6 months left. Hitting me hard I struggled through and my Nannan came to
see the show, I was so proud she had travelled the 89miles to come the show
after such bad news; she hadn’t and wasn’t giving up. I hadn’t yet found the
strength to be quite so normal all I could think is this is the last show of
mine she will see. I became withdrawn, until the 10th of August
2011, when I rang my Nannan as I do every night, I recorded the time I called, 8.32
pm and the call lasted 8.32 minutes. I’m still unsure as to why I did this but
I carried on till I felt I no longer had too. These numbers are the basis to my
work, the glue that holds it all together, just as my Nannan holds my life
together.
Capturing the
positive attitude of my Nannan carrying on as normal, showing no weakness, I
wanted my work to show strength and structure but look fragile at the same time.
This was to resemble life, how the strength can be weakened, the structure can
change and it can all fall apart from one element changing. These elements are
shown in my choice of materials, the fragile handmade paper, thin yarns and
invisible thread. All so delicate, but hold together strong.
It
is also a big part of all my work that it’s not self-explanatory, that people
don’t know what it’s influenced by, so they can make their own story or just
appreciate its beauty. I don’t wish for people viewing my work to feel sad
because it is based on bad news, but to know that it has benefited me in many
ways. Kept me busy through the hard days, and given me and my Nannan something
to talk about during our nightly phone calls.
Thats it for now bloggers. keep a look out, and check out my website too. www.ajsmixedmediatextiles.com
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