Today, I am sketching out ideas for my Second Life residency which commences on Sunday. So far, I have rough plans for four distinct areas: a welcome/entrance space; a gallery of images; a 'lab' exploring my experiments to date and how they can be further developed in the space; and finally an exhibition/installation space where I hope to recreate (or re-imagine) the installation which I am developing in real life.
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Today the first test samples arrived of the four scents that I am currently considering using within my installation. I really like the plastic cubes as they are colourful and light, although a little larger than I thought they would be, and the scents themselves are a little fainter than the ones on the paper test strips that I received before. I'm not going to list the scents here as they may change (and also to prevent spoiling the surprise)!
Once I have heard the first samples of the composition which will form a large part of the installation, and start to work on accompanying imagery and the colours which best suit the work, I will decide which (if any) of these cubes will make it into the final installation. Today, I have been considering my options for the scent element of the installation which I am currently developing. I have two options of scenting a large area - using a device to pump scents into the space, or using a portable method which the audience can carry around.
Below are a range of the scents which form the basis of the first day of testing - some of which are commercially produced, and some which I have put together myself. I am currently undertaking some background reading and making notes ahead of my new (and ambitious, as I haven't done anything like this for a while - and certainly not on this scale) project in Second Life as part of my LEA (Linden Endowment Fund) core sim grant. I get access to the space on the 1st October so will be posting images of my progress over the coming weeks.
While on holiday in Cumbria, I observed a lot of striking shapes and patterns at Carlisle Castle. I chose to add colours which would enhance and highlight these forms.
A couple of weeks ago, I experimented with taking photographs through a kaleidoscope. The colours and patterns were really striking, and mirror the work I was doing with coloured circles previously.
Yesterday, I took some photographs while directing my phone's viewfinder through a stack of clear, coloured, plastic shapes. I really like the patterns that were created, especially within the greens and blue sections.
Today I have scaled up my previous experiments with coloured shapes and light - this time using larger squares of cellophane and natural light - to see how these elements can impact upon a larger space. Although the weather was changeable, and the colours were not as bright and crisp as I would have liked, it has given me a good sense of how a similar set up could work in an installation space. There were also some unexpected, but wonderful effects where the crumpled, thin plastic reflected onto the wall.
The 11th Aesthetica Art Prize is Now Open for Entries. There are two awards for entry: the Main Art Prize and the Emerging Art Prize and the deadline for submitting entries is 31st August 2017.
I have also been working on another body of photographs, this time investigating the liminal space between real and unreal which exists within the shadows of everyday life.
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