#curatedexperiments

I used Photoshop to create collages with the photographs I took today. 

I wanted to create more collages that reflected the concept of repetition, and achieved this through using a variety of line combinations. These lines mainly surround the silhouette which represents a sense of identity and individuality.   

For this experiment, I wanted to play around with lines in Photoshop. The white lines on the face were achieved by the pencil tool, where I used a variation of 1px and 2px to create interest. The yellow strokes were done by the brush tool with the ‘flat angle’ brush. I think all the colours work together well and the concept of repetition is illustrated through the lines. 

Experimentation with actual nature, I traced the shape of the plant seen in the original photograph. I liked the shape this plant made.

Drawing with restrictions - holding pencil in mouth

Part 2: Holding the pencil in your wrists. This was also a difficult task however I had more control towards the movement of the lines as there was a stronger grip. This was also restricting as it was hard to see past my hands together.

The high energy poses represent the excitement and fun experienced during youth. This is further emphasised by high energy backgrounds, including a music festival, outer space and the beach. In addition, colour is an important element - bright, lively colours communicate the excitement surrounding youth. The emphasis on the silhouette encourages the viewer to contemplate their own individuality and the core of what makes them unique and vital.

My final work is a collection of small temporary installations across spontaneous locations in Sydney, amalgamating components of my previous assessments to explore the concept of ‘vagueness’. Continuous iterations of the portal structures (as from the first assessment) was a major aspect of my experimentation, along with the labour of transporting and installing them in various locations. The experiments involved cutting, painting found boxes and making them more durable against external environments, as well as visiting more than 30 odd venues across Sydney for site research and experimentation. Also, the gradual acquisition of efficient methods for transport and quicker replication were crucial experimental processes that contributed to the final work. The ambiguous, improvised and wandering spaces created by the installations trigger a sense of curiosity and draw the audience’s attention to spaces that have been unnoticed in everyday life. The structures’ presence and existence in the given locations are not only vague, but completely random - it was interesting to observe how the public questioned, engaged with and commented on them. It was also intriguing to observe how their limited colour palette either emphasised or guised their display in the urban locations. The sense of instability created by the use of masking tape as the adhesive and paper-medium boxes further induce a sense of vagueness. My final work demonstrated diverse possibilities and adaptability to almost any location. I chose to represent this work in a slideshow-format clip, as their temporary manifestation viewed in a collection is evocative of a potentially complex yet unclear meaning behind them. The final clip and installations leave open-ended questions for the audience, to ponder and determine their values for themselves. Thus I titled my final work ‘habitats’, housing such senses of uncertainty and ambiguity that demands the audience’s engagement through their subtle yet concrete presence.