Continuation of ‘a narrative of hands’. As before I’m focusing on hands, emphasise on contour and figural distortion.
In the studios: A Narrative of Hands – day 1
A narrative of hands is a study of hand gestures for Just Waves in Space.
Influenced heavily by the Vienna Secession / early expressionism movements as well as some obscure occult gestures..
Following a seasonally long absence from the studios; I decided to work solely on hands for a separate project, prior to diving into series 3 of Just Waves in Space.
I’ve also taken up researching hand-made bespoke book binding with the intent to publish these seperately…
On this night subzero temperatures froze my film and my Polaroid Specta chewed and half-ejected the films. A newly established protocol emerged and seemed to work – giving the camera a friendly slap.
Strangely enjoyable. I love analog.
In the studios: Lost in my circle
Ritual, repetition and restriction. I’ve been exploring drawing within the work, an act of ritual framing which centralises and intensifies the figure.
I had high hopes for this ‘element’ but these shots are out of focus. But experimentation is healthy and I acknowledge wrong turns, who knows if this is somewhere to re-visit at a later date.
For now I’ve expunged all my film so its off to the stores to locate more Polaroids….afterwards I may move onto ‘series 3’ of Waves In Space…or I may re-visit this segment.
Generally more prettier to behold
With the creation of a new website comes a new blog, this will continue on from (but not replace) the existing blog: Dont look at the carpet I drew something awful on it… and will detail the ongoings within my studio and practise.
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