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Having recently returned from a public art internship in New Zealand I am now attempting to pursue my sculptural interests to make work specifically for and based on an external location. Currently, this is sought through the medium of plaster...my good old friend. I have been experimenting with different thicknesses and discovered this can exist in the same density as some papers. This was really interesting when applied to the thicker polystyrene, particularly on the edges. The thin sheet added to the minimal qualities of the large sheet, but enabled it to retain more detail and fragility than the single large piece.
Initially the shapes were taken from research into sites picked ambiguously from the found maps. These were then intensely researched to build a mental picture without actually having visited the site. I found this to be a very difficult way of producing physical work; I was equipped with a metaphysical experience but with nothing to show as a product.
I quickly composed a list of sites taken from the found map which I could travel to. I visited Whittington Castle in Oswestry, Shropshire. The site was very small for what I anticipated from research beforehand, and the narratives built up from this made the reality even more exciting!
I walked around the site taking photos and making notes about what I saw, including minor details such as the smell of the site, other peoples conversations about what they saw, the colour of the new bricks replacing the old elements which had worn away, the height of the remaining wall.
I then found a spot away from the site where I sat and drew from memory, disregarding any focus on detail and accuracy. I wanted a direct translation of the site onto paper through my own experience.
Drawing for sculpture: The drawings will be used as the content for the sculptures from this point. I intend to use the shapes on the pages as a translation for the site which I experienced and to create a current interpretation of a certain history through a sculptural narrative.
Having recently returned from a public art internship in New Zealand I am now attempting to pursue my sculptural interests to make work specifically for and based on an external location. Currently, this is sought through the medium of plaster...my good old friend. I have been experimenting with different thicknesses and discovered this can exist in the same density as some papers. This was really interesting when applied to the thicker polystyrene, particularly on the edges. The thin sheet added to the minimal qualities of the large sheet, but enabled it to retain more detail and fragility than the single large piece.
Initially the shapes were taken from research into sites picked ambiguously from the found maps. These were then intensely researched to build a mental picture without actually having visited the site. I found this to be a very difficult way of producing physical work; I was equipped with a metaphysical experience but with nothing to show as a product.
I quickly composed a list of sites taken from the found map which I could travel to. I visited Whittington Castle in Oswestry, Shropshire. The site was very small for what I anticipated from research beforehand, and the narratives built up from this made the reality even more exciting!
I walked around the site taking photos and making notes about what I saw, including minor details such as the smell of the site, other peoples conversations about what they saw, the colour of the new bricks replacing the old elements which had worn away, the height of the remaining wall.
I then found a spot away from the site where I sat and drew from memory, disregarding any focus on detail and accuracy. I wanted a direct translation of the site onto paper through my own experience.
Drawing for sculpture: The drawings will be used as the content for the sculptures from this point. I intend to use the shapes on the pages as a translation for the site which I experienced and to create a current interpretation of a certain history through a sculptural narrative.
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