INSTALLATION PHOTOS

REVIEW

After my last show that dealt with using repetitive formula to create visual imagery that was then converted into audio, I choose to concentrate on pure visual elements this time.
I filmed at a low level at a busy market in Belfast city Centre at Christmas time. I reduced the footage down to a thin line as which makes the content harder to decipher though not impossible. This was to create a pattern that has no set formula to creation only the dimensions and scale of the footage was in my control.
The footage, which was filmed in front of a bright yellow council bin contrasting well with the walkers, that mostly was in denim.

The installation will consist of a suspended block of acetate tubes encased in 2 black blocks has 3 projections projecting the same film footage on to them, as the viewer circles the object they create further silhouettes on the object. The reason I choose to leave one side with out being projected onto was to enable the viewer to have an un disrupted focal point.
When I exhibit the work in a couple of weeks I will also film the side that is free from projection and have this showing on a flat screen turning the complex pattern created within the tubing structure to 2D that is interrupted by the viewer

Conceptually with this work I want the viewer to initially feel part of the installation due to the size of the gallery it is unlikely that any one person will see both the object and the outcome unaltered by human presence. I am hoping in relation to my original proposal that as the viewers react to the situation they will see their presence being an imperfection within the visual set up. I am hoping on opening night when there is a higher volume of viewers that at times the object ( the acetate tubes) will be almost completely unilumanated as all three projectors will by blocked by presence.
The work is related to social pattern if we are to treat the flat screen out come as a solo living identity which reacted to social situation it like many a person goes into darkness when confront by the presence of over crowding , reflecting intimidation confrontation shyness etc. Though when the space is reacting with little or no presence the screen emits light in a more comfortable manor. The work could also be related to revolt, bullying as the viewers have control as to how the flat screen functions.

The images I have shown are from the trial I did in Catalyst for the gallery version I will have the tubes within wooden more rigid casing and also the flat screen with the overall pattern that the tubing creates.

SHOW PHOTOS

THE DYNAMAICS OF THE WALL

AT THIS TIME I JUST REFLECTING ON THE FUNCTION OF THE WALL AND ITS OWN IDENTITY I WILL RETURN TO HOW THE TWO MAIN WORKS REACTED WITH EACH OTHER AT A LATER POINT.

FOR THE SHOW I PURPOSLEY CHOOSE NOT TO INCLUDE ANY LITRATURE ABOUT MY CONCEPTUAL IDEAS ETC AS I WANTED TO SEE HOW PEOPLE REACTED TO THE ENVIROMENT THEY FACED.

TO TIE IN WITH MY MA PROPOSAL THE WALL WAS CLEARLY CREATED USING A BASIC FORMULA ( A4 PAPER ROLLED UP TO ANY DIAMETER AND THEN PLACED ADJACENT TO THE PREVIOUS AND TOPPED WITH A FOLDED A4 SHEET AND THEN REPEATED IN ROWS.)

WITH NO COLOUR THE LIGHTING WAS ESSENTAIL TO THE EFFECT IT HAD ON THE VIEWER BUT QUICKLY IT DOMINATED THE SPACE. PEOPLE OCCUPIED THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GALLERY, PERHAPS DUE TO ITS DELICATE NATURE ( SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WASNT FIXED TO WALL) WITH THE ODD PERSON VENTURING TOWARDS IT TO PERHAPS CORRECT A CREASE. EVEN WITH THE OTHER WORKS PRESENT IT WAS THE MAIN VOCAL POINT EVEN THOUGH DUE TO THE BUSY REPEDATIVE PATTERN WICH WAS HARD TO FOCUS ON, THIS MAY BE WHAT WOULD LEAD THE VIEWER TO FIND AN OUT OF PLACE FOCAL POINT TO CONCENTRATE ON.

MOST WALLS ARE STURDY,PERMANANT, BOUNDRIES SERVING A DOMESTICATED FUNCTION. AS THE WALL WAS SERVING AN ARTISTIC FUNCTION  DOES IT BECOME A SCULPTURE? BECAUSE IT WAS ATACHED TO THE WALL DOES IT BECOME INTERIOR DESIGN?

WITH NO LITERATURE OR REASON THE MOST COMMON QUESTION WILL ALWAYS BE WHY?  IN MY NEXT SHOW I WILL INCLUDE LITRATURE TO SEE HOW THIS CHANGES THE VIEWERS REACTION ( IT MAY BE MISLEADING)

THE WALL CONNECTED TO THE WAY MOST WALLS THAT DONT SERVE A DIRECT FUNCTION IN EVERY DAY LIFE. THE WALL ALONG THE BACK GARDENS OF A ROW OF HOUSES USUALLY ENDS UP WITH A HISTORY PERHAPS THROUGH GRAFFITI, POLITICAL SUPPORT/PROPOGANDA ( MORE RELEVANT TO HERE IN NI) TAGGING AND PHYSICAL WEAR AND TARE.  EVEN THE GREATES WALLS HAVE BEEN LET GO TO RUIN ( THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA) OR THERE PURPOSE OBSOLEET ( THE BERLIN WALL).

THIS IS WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME NOT TO JUST LET THE WALL FINISH WITHOUT A GESTURE.

I CHOOSE TO START BY GIVING THE STATS AS ALL GREAT WALLS HAVE THERE STATS, HUMAN NATURE THE BIGGER THE BETTER. IF ASKED WHAT WAS AT MY SHOW ” A WALL MADE OF 1500 PAPER TUBES” GIVES PEOPLE AN IDEA OF A LARGE SCALE WALL ” A WALL MADE OF 1500 POST IT NOTES ” DOESNT.

LIKE SOL LEWWITS WALL DRAWINGS IN THE 60′S REMOVING THE EXPECTED ( PERHAPS NOT SO MUCH THESE DAYS) FORMATS OF ARTISTIC PRESENTATION WILL ALWAYS PROMT QUESTION.

I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON ELEMENTS CONTAINED THIS IS JUST A BRAINSTORM OF A REFLECTION I WILL DO THE SAME FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF THE WORKS ON SHOW

THE WALL

THE WALL.

CONSTRUCTION TOOK 12 HOURS APPROX

7 SETS OF HANDS

4 ROLLS OF TAPE

1 BOX OF TACKS

1500 SHEETS OF PAPER

6  X 2.25 METRES LONG APPROX

SHORT FILM KEYS PROJECTED ONTO THE AREA CLOSEST TO WINDOW

MUSIC FROM KEYS PLAYED THROUGH A STACK OF TUBES AT AREA FURTHEST FROM WINDOW

PLAYED THROUGH 2 WOOFERS

 

AS SOON AS THE WALL WAS COMPLETE IT WAS CLEAR THAT IT WAS GOING TO WORK WELL AS AN OBJECT THAT CHANNELED PEOPLES REACTION TO IMPERFECTIONS THAT IT CONTAINED. ALONG WITH PROVOKING A RESPONSE, AND DOCUMENTING EVENTS.

BY THE END OF THE SHOW

PARTS HAD DENTS IN THE PAPER FIXED

PARTS ADJUSTED SO YOU COULDNT SEE TAPE

A SECTION WAS WRECKED BY A CHILD THEN CORRECTED

A GLASS OF WINE DROPPED CLOSE BY LEAVING SPLASH MARKS

AEROPLANES THREW AT IT

AUTOGRAPHED

SPIDERS TOOK UP RESIDENCEY

CREASES CREATED BY PEOPLE FEELING THE TEXTURE

STAND KNOCKED OVER AND DENTED IT AT CLOSING NIGHT

KIDS GOT TO PAINT IT

ADULTS AND KIDS USED A SUPER SOAKER TO PAINT IT

IT STARTED TO FALL DOWN

IT WAS PULLED DOWN

IT ENDED UP IN 3 BLACK BAGS

EXHIBITION REVIEW

NOW THAT MY EXHIBITION IS OVER ITS TIME TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES CREATED BY THE WORKS.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK STEVEN AND BARRY  WHO WITH  THERE HELP MADE IT POSSIBLE.

STEVEN AND BARRY

DATES

THIS IS THE DATA FROM THE FINAL DAY OF THE CREATION OF MY TIME BASED WORK.  THE NUMBERS ROLL FOWARD LIKE A CLOCK BUT AT THE TIMES WHEN I HAVE BEEN WORKING MORE CONSTANT OR QUICKER THE ROLL OF THE NUMBERS SLOW DOWN

TITLES

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY THE I HAVE FELT THAT I COULD GIVE A WORK A TITLE

IT IS PURE DOCUMENTATION OF THE TIME OF CREATION OF ONE OF MY UNTITLED WORKS, I HAVE AVOIDED TITLES AS I THINK THEY CAN CLOUD JUDGEMENT BUT HERE I THINK A TITLE IS NEEDED. I HAVE DID THIS WORK TO SHOW THE VISUAL DATA THAT CONSTRUCTED THE AUDIO THIS IN A SENSE IS MORE OF A SCORE THAN AN ACTUAL PIECE OF ART

AFTER TODAYS TUTORIAL WE TALKED ABOUT THE HEADINGS WITHIN OUR PROPOSAL ESSAY AND ONE OF THE TOPICS WAS RISK ASSEMENT

AS I INTEND USING INTENSE HEAVY BASS SHOULD I BE GIVING A WARNING, BUT WILL THIS WARNING DESTROY THAT INTIAL FEELING I AM TRYING TO CREATE, THOUGH AM I DESTROYING IT FOR SOME BY WRITING IN THIS BLOG AS MY WEB SITE ADDY IS ON THE FLYER

THEY SAY PEOPLE BUYING HOUSES MAKE UP THERE MINDS IN THE FIRST 3 SECONDS THIS THE TYPE OF IMPACT PEOPLE JUDGE ART BUY AND BEING AWARE OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN ( AUDIOLY) IS A COMPLETLEY DIFFERENT EXPERIANCE AS TO THAT OF THE UNEXPEXTED

THOUGH NOT ALWAYS THE CASE (FIREWORKS) YOU KNOW THE BANG IS COMING BUT PEOPLE STILL GET EXCITED

TONIT I AM LISTENING TO A CHEESY ELECTRO SET BY DAVID  VUNKON ONE OF THE SPEAKER SET UPS AS IM SURE THEY WONT BE UP TO MUCH AFTER