research journal (MA and beyond)
who is speaking for who: i had an interesting discussion with fellow MAers about ethics in relation to making and showing work. one of the works discussed included Sam Durant's 'Scaffold' (2017) which highlighted the need for a considered (and ethical) approach to making and showing work. the discussion led to questions about who makes... Continue Reading →
homunculus: i came across an interesting thesis on embodied photography , which mentioned the counter argument of homunculus - an idea that came about during the enlightenment where different parts of the body are processed in different and separate parts of the brain, as seen in this diagram. the term homunculus means 'little man' and... Continue Reading →
provocation: i finally finished my provocation task. i decided to do a video presentation as i wanted to include some pauses for thought, some flashing images and some sound clips. like how its started to take shape although would have liked to have further refined the visuals and also added some more to the points. i... Continue Reading →
journey through as far as the eye cannot see preparation for making day: as we are doing a combined making day with MA2 and MA3, i will have to introduce my practice in a couple of sentences. I have been chipping away at those questions for my LandEscape review interview so have been trying to... Continue Reading →
arcadia: i have been doing some research for my provocation task, looking into both sides of the argument that 'landscape is imagined'. one of the ideas that i have come across is the notion of 'arcadia'. arcadia refers to an ideal pastoral landscape: picturesque and in harmony with nature. the origin of the name 'arcadia' comes... Continue Reading →
proposition: i just had an interesting discussion with JV about our provocation task and am feeling excited about arriving at a proposition where we feel both sides could be equally interesting to argue. JV will argue for - discussing landscape as a mental, psychological and cultural construct etc. i will argue against - discussing the... Continue Reading →
writing and reading about my work: i have just spent the last 2 weekends writing about my work for an interview to be published in LandEscape Art Review. it was great to be selected to feature in this publication but i didn't anticipate how long it would take to complete the interview and am still... Continue Reading →
i just thought i'd post about a few things that i have been up over the summer so far. perhaps not working to the same intensity that i had been during term time but keeping thing moving all the same. 'impressions' print biennale: one of the first things that came up was being selected to... Continue Reading →
elaine crowe 