One final point as my professional practice module comes to an end - artist statements: I have just struggled to decide on which one should be included with this portfolio. Having never used an artist statement before this module, it did at first seem quite easy to write one (As seen on this blog) because my work is so driven by personal issues, but now I am beginning to wonder if there might be two different angles to my work. Whilst I am completely wrapped up in the need to use art to explore psychological states of being, I think this is also encouraging my need to capture other people and just wonder what is going on in their lives. So am I interested in Street Photography simply because I am curious, curious about their lives, their movements and their moments of chaos or calm because it provides another angle to help me answer questions about my own life? I don't know, but I do think it is very interesting. And next year, will I keep this single artist profile or will there be a division: perhaps my textile work is proving successful as it responds well to the exploration of personal issues, but perhaps I can just enjoy street photography out of a sense of curiosity: curiosity about the world in which we all live, but also a need to sometimes let go and just have fun.
Anyway, thought I would finish by posting some more of my photographic images taken for this project which at the moment are just stored in my sketchbook. And then I can decide the way forward for next year.
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| Man on the harbour side, 2012 |
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| Husband and Wife on the Tube, 2012 |
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| A Lady with her Trolley, 2013 |
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| At Play, 2013 |
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| Untitled, 2013 |
Plan: look at Sophie Calle's work called The Bronx, 1999. In this work, Calle asked some homeless people to take her to their favourite place in the Bronx. She asked them why it was their favourite and photographed the individual so as to emphasise the reality of this environment. This has inspired me to consider a similar project on the cycle path in Bristol. Often I can feel a little inhibited by the people who use this track whilst I also wonder who they are and where they are going. But if I was to try and find out a little more about these people, capturing these questions on camera and maybe by forming a narrative, I could also give a touch of gentleness to what seems like a tough area.
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