#evaluationmajorproject

Going into the project my aim was to push myself and my boundaries as an artist and as a person.Taking into consideration the daily tasks of the everyday life and looking towards my own life and routine for inspiration. I knew this project would be very demanding and would include acts of discipline and endurance.

I started the project with a video of myself slapping my leg. The video was to last an hour but ended up only lasting 10 minutes. After performing the task I came to realize the task meant more than physical contact but included the element of sound and irritation due to the contact of my hand against my wool trousers.

I continued to document my mental progress throughout the project and felt that the project became more of a self-journey. I experimented with text based work and based on my moods regarding the project as well as my everyday behavior. 

I felt I was at crossroads a lot throughout this work and kept referring to writing as a form of research and documentation. I was happy with a couple of text works I did throughout the project and felt I should take this further as my final outcome. 

At the beginning of the project I thought my ‘Slap’ Video would only be my starting point but I ended up feeling that; like myself at the end of the project,I was not a completely different person nor artist yet I had learnt a great deal and came so far so I decided it felt right to take the initial video and analyse further. The end result is a manipulation of sound taken from the ‘Slap’ video as well as a text based work to be read by the viewer whilst listening to the recording.