Final Piece - 'Objects in Dormancy'
After experimenting with the wax until I was satisfied, I decided to include a canopy made from plastic bags altered with a hemming stitch to mimic a priests stole. I wanted to include the plastic to bring more diversity to the aesthetic, this also gave me the opportunity to experiment with a sewing machine.
The wooden stands were created very last minute due to lack of time, if given more time I would have constructed them better using thicker wood and screwing in nails rather than hammering in tacks ( unfortunately wood workshop was booked that day). .
Overall I am quite satisfied with the work, I enjoyed learning new processes and am happy with its conceptual coherence.
I gave the work the name; 'Objects in Dormancy' after a lecturer and I discussed objects and the part they play in the museum whilst on show or put away into storage ( like the archives we seen at The Museum Resource Centre) . Early on in the project I was drawn to the romance in objects . After the lecturer used the word 'dormant' to describe their actions, we couldn't help but wonder what role they played when the viewer is not around. Through the project I have considered value, object in relation to its surroundings, as well as the idea of suggestion. The viewer will notice at first its shrine like shape but with the scale and intimacy of the work I hope to draw the viewer in closer, to take a better lookk at the objects, to question what is being put on show. It is not the ceramic works which are the centre show, its the way the works become animated through placement and choice of presentation (shrine-like structure).
Shrines or collections have always drawn me in, their exclusivity, the way in which organization or lack of harmonizes all entities working not only in composition but commanding attention to objects/collection/research which may usually be overlooked
