collaboration and outward facing approach

I had some of my work displayed in ‘service wash’ a two part exhibition curated by art history student Jasmine Saunders and Graphic design student  Beatriz Pinharanda. The exhibition revolved around themes of community and the dying breed of Launderette, both exhibitions were indeed held in launderettes. These themes helped me select my work for the show I began to see this piece as ‘sight responsive’. I chose the works I did for the ideas they evoke, the clustered assemblage I arranged was homely and reminded me of a cluttered ‘lived in home’, a ‘homely’ theme was one discussed with Jasmine when I visited the space. The work could also be perceived to have ‘bubble’ imagery this was in response to the work being in a launderette.  It was a good experience to collaborate with student from different disciplines and for me to be able to reflect upon my work so far and how it could be used in a real exhibition context. It was a good practice to assemble my work as a collection of objects and drawing and made me think about how my work may be presented in the degree show, it also gave me some ideas on how some more difficult pieces could be displayed. Working with History of art students showed me new ways of presenting my work and solutions for displaying more high maintenance works that I may not have arrived at on my own without this collaboration. During this unit I also collaborated with other student on my course who curated my work and displayed it in an embroidery show named ‘Irregularities’ at Stockpot Art Gallery. I used work from the past unit but it was good practice to see my work on fabric displayed in a sculptural sense, this work was originally made for the stitch show L’Aiguille en Fête. The experience was beneficial for me as I began to see how work made with a slightly different intention in mind, can be used in a new way in a gallery space, showing the number of different ways my work can be used.  

Graphics by Beaatriz