Initial Deconstruction

Aims and objectives for Masters year

·      To escape the screen. It seems I have an antagonistic relationship with the idea.

·      To be part of a wider art community

·      Develop accessible, inviting work. Probably immersive installations.

·      Ask in-depth questions about the form of my work; whether is it to a professional standard and successful and relevant in todays art culture.

The main themes I have so far identified in my work

Perception and scale of the human body

• How do we understand how big or small we are in relation to everything else around us?
•   How can we suggest this idea to an audience?
• When an ankle becomes a mountain or a cake becomes a planet, does our perception or understanding of our own scale change?
•  I find this question especially interesting when considering screens on laptops or phones. 

 Skin and the screen  

• Are these essentially the same thing? Conceptually they are similar as they are barriers between two worlds.
•    Immersive environments that explore separation
• The screen as something which is no longer static and rectangular, but something that surrounds us or moves with us

Creator and Audience

•   Who is responsible for the completion of an artwork?
• In relational aesthetics there is a tendency to champion process over product. Who ultimately takes ownership of the content generated in this process?
• As I aim to immerse my audience what role can they play in the process of making?

Conclusion or concepts identified for further study

•       The audience as subject, object or site
•        The performative aspect of creating digital content
•     Relational aesthetics in digital media/ interactive media

Introduction

I was drawn back to study my MA in Interactive media to push the boundaries of my art work and explore the potential my installations have to be more engaging for an audience. My aim for this year is to study the interaction that the audience has with my installations in order to assess the quality of experience I am capable of providing.

In this blog I will:

•   Study or “deconstruct” my practice in order to critically analyse its value and refine my conceptual output
•  Contextualise my work by exploring the work of other artists and thinkers
•  Learn about new interactive media techniques and how these affect the channels of communication between artist and audience.

I hope that by approaching my year of study with these objectives in mind I might develop an awareness of how to produce high quality interactive installations.  I also hope to contribute to the wider discussion around the role of the artist in an era where the boundaries between the author and audience are becoming increasingly blurred. 

Presentation 1

First deconstruction presentation