At the beginning of the week, I didn't feel as motivated to start anything as I was still figuring out what I would like to do. I was thinking about starting to experiment with film and moving image and speaking with a tutor about the possibilities of where my work could go was really insightful. I managed to figure out new ideas and where I could take my work - especially in a different media. Looking at film makers such as Stan Brackhage, . Allowed for me to grasp an understanding of what and how I would approach my work to bring it into this new media which I have never experimented with before. Prior to the week beginning, I rented out a video camera to experiment with little videos and clips of my surroundings to try and create a film out of nothing. it was quite challenging as I wanted to make the film engaging but also seem quite spontaneous and dreamlike, I didn't want there to be too much of a structure I wanted it to be quite free. I've yet to edit the film and put it together, I need to try and do this - hopefully the premiere workshop next week will help me to collate the clips together to form something.
On Monday night, I went to see Parasite with a few friends. It was insane - seriously so good! it made me question how societies work and co-operate within this late-capitalist machine that we are in and the labels we put on people and expect them to be happy with. The film definitely is an eye opener for some and a wake up call to how this system we're all in - just doesn't work in the long run. Recently I have become infatuated with Bong Joon-Ho's filmography after seeing Parasite, I watched 'Okja' straight after and loved it too, his films have a surreal yet eerie quality to them. I like how they touch on real life issues but sometimes it's not so clear, there's layers to them which you can dissect between or after the movie. Also, after the viewing of Parasite, there was a live streamed Q&A with the director Bong Joon-Ho and the main actor Song Kang Ho which brought about discussions of how the movie is perceived globally as well as how true the movie is to the culture and societies of South Korea and the world. Watching more movies is something I intend on doing as it allows for me to see how different people view the world and the way they depict it. It may seem obvious but I feel like I need to watch more to be able to understand how things and the world work more precisely.
This week has been overwhelming in the sense that a lot was happening - but it felt good to be active and supporting my friends. On Tuesday I attended the screen printing induction and got to refresh myself on some techniques I had forgotten as well as learn how to actually expose a screen and the steps it takes to reach a final print. I've never had experience in exposing a screen before, so being able to see the process behind it and how you do it properly really helped. Thursday I made a frame and board to stretch canvas onto to start a new painting, I felt as if I needed to begin something new and freshen my space up a little as I felt it was becoming too mundane and I was becoming bored of doing the same painting. Although, running into complications on little matters threw me off slightly - I don't like feeling underestimated. While beginning the painting, I began referencing old artists which I have saved on my phone such as Jacqueline Humphries and Maki Na Kamura, I later rented a book from the library to look at their work and practice in a contextual background. Their work has played a huge role in how I translate my ideas onto canvas and their intuitive mark making and use of colour have inspired me to try be more vibrant and experimental with my work and play with ideas more!
On Friday, I exhibited work in the "River Deep Mountain High" archival exhibition and visited the Generator Projects exhibition. It felt good to finally have and create work in a 'professional' setting such as the archival exhibition. I feel like it really pushed me to create something that doesn't necessarily relate to my practice and plan ahead of time what kind of work I would like to create and what way I would present it - as I am used to being quite spontaneous and relying on chance sometimes. I began working on the pieces for the exhibition over the Christmas break as they had to be handed in for the first two weeks in January so I made sure to have a head start. In the end, I was proud of the work I had created, they looked really good together as a cohesive set although the presentation I wasn't too keen on but it didn't bother me that much, I was happy enough to even have work displayed. I was also so proud of my friends who had work exhibited in generator, it felt good to see their work being acknowledged and praised by lots of people, I am really happy with the friends I have made, they're like an anchor of support. we're all so supportive of each other which I think is really crucial - especially in todays world.
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